nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Austronesian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/ 1. Pertaining to the Austronesian language family. Example: an Austronesian language 2. Of or pertaining to Austronesia. Example: Taitung County, with seven Indigenous peoples of Austronesian descent -- Amis, Paiwan, Bunun, Rukai, Pinuyumayan (also known as the Puyuma), Yami (also known as the Tao), and Kavalan -- is the most diverse region in Taiwan in terms of Austronesian culture, offering students a chance to apply their research to real-world scenarios and engage in intimate observations of how indigenous groups grapple with the challenges of modern times, Chen said.
Word: Austronesian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/ 1. A speaker of an Austronesian language, especially a member of the ancient maritime culture that spread Austronesian languages across the Pacific from Taiwan.
Word: thunderhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thunder + head. Pronunciation: /ˈθʌndɚˌhɛd/ 1. The top portion of a cumulonimbus cloud, which tends to be flattened or fibery in appearance, and may be indicative of thunderstorm activity. Example: Half the sky was checkered with black thunderheads, but all the west was luminous and clear: Example: The wisps of smoke above Léogane became dark and thick, and flowered into a towering thunderhead—an ominous cloud that drifted slowly to the westward and was constantly replenished at its base by uprushes of blacker smoke.
Word: ordinaire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ōrdināriusbor. Old French ordinaire French ordinairebor. English ordinaire Borrowed from French ordinaire. 1. Wine for ordinary use. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A soldier's mess. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A person of common rank. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pacifistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pacifist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pacifistic From pacifist + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to pacifism; pacifist. Example: Even the most pacifistic nations still maintain an armed police force.
Word: laisse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French laisse. Doublet of leash. Pronunciation: /leɪs/ 1. A section of verse concerning a single theme; tirade.
Word: pacification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pacificacion, from Old French pacification. 1. The process of pacifying. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Proteſtants in their Anſwer acknowledged the good-will of the Emperor their Chief, and ſhewed, that the Catholicks ahd oppreſſed them, contrary to the Pacification Example: The electrification of the lines radiating from Casablanca originated with the policy of economic penetration and conciliation pursued by Marshal Lyautey for the pacification of Morocco.
Word: pacifications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pacification Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coos Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kuːz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of coo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: coos Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kuːz/ 1. plural of coo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pacifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pacify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clavier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French clavier (“keyboard”), from Latin clavis (“key”). Pronunciation: /ˈklævɪɚ/, /kləˈvɪɚ/ 1. The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium. Example: […]play certain of the stops in octaves to each other, while merely touching single notes on the clavier
Word: breaths Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɹɛθs/ 1. plural of breath Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imaginer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English imagine Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English imaginer From imagine + -er. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnɚ/ 1. One who imagines (something). Example: Although Simmons, as a professional purveyor of horror and fantasy, is no dim imaginer, he has his work cut out for him.
Word: futrets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of futret Labels: form-of, plural
Word: air hockey Part of Speech: noun 1. A game, played upon a table which lightly spurts air out of various holes on its surface in order to reduce friction, where each player must hit a light flat plastic puck into their opponent's goal using their own plastic mallet. Labels: uncountable
Word: pensée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pensée. Doublet of pansy. 1. A thought. Example: Words come after words with little punctuation, and because the lines are short our eyes fall down the page, scanning, shifting, making sense of each as it follows or comes upon the next. Yet, rather than a rush of feelings, the lines are pensees: a flow that incites intellectually, not viscerally.
Word: superimpose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From super- + impose. Pronunciation: /ˈsuː.pəɹ.ɪmˌpəʊ̯z/, /ˈsuː.pɚ.ɪmˌpoʊ̯z/ 1. To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible. Example: He superimposed the company logo over the image. Example: It involves superimposing broken English written in multi-coloured Comic Sans on to pictures of shiba inus, a small Japanese breed of dog known for its spirited stubbornness. 2. To establish a structural system over, independently of underlying structures.
Word: soused Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /saʊst/ 1. inebriated, drunk. Labels: slang Example: Yes, happy hour. A great American invention for spending quality time with spouse, soused.
Word: soused Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /saʊst/ 1. simple past and past participle of souse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: show a leg Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Supposedly originated in the 19th-century Royal Navy as a waking call. 1. To wake up and get out of bed. Labels: idiomatic, imperative Example: Show a leg or you’re going to be late.
Word: neurologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English neurology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English neurologic From neurology + -ic. 1. Alternative form of neurological. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: artfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English artful Middle English -ly English -ly English artfully From artful + -ly. 1. In an artful manner. Example: Artfully pulling the ball back to leave McCleary chasing a lost cause, Sánchez calmly made space for a shot and applied a finish that beat the despairing dives of both Federici and Michael Hector, the latter vainly attempting to recover position when it was too late. Example: According to TikTok, where the trend has more than 30 million views, girl dinner is akin to an aesthetically pleasing Lunchable: an artfully arranged pile of snacks that, when consumed in high enough volume, constitutes a meal.[…]”
Word: artfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English artful 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 artfulness From artful + -ness. 1. The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: diethyl phthalate Part of Speech: noun 1. The di-ethyl ester of phthalic acid; a clear liquid used as a solvent, insect repellent and in perfumes. Labels: uncountable
Word: articulateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English articulate 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 articulateness From articulate + -ness. 1. The quality of being articulate. Labels: uncountable Example: The elderly man, who had necessarily unmouthed the dagger to achieve this articulateness, smiled disarmingly. Example: “Communicative injustice” refers to the fact that second-language learning generally does not lead to a command of a language that is equivalent to that possessed by native speakers: the latter usually have higher degrees of fluency, expressiveness, articulateness and eloquence in almost all communicative situations when it is used.
Word: artificiality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English artificial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English artificiality From artificial + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌɑː(ɹ).tɪˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/ 1. The quality of being artificial or produced unnaturally. Labels: uncountable 2. Something artificial. Labels: countable
Word: artilleryman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From artillery + -man. 1. A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery.
Word: artiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English arty 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 artiness From arty + -ness. 1. The quality of being arty. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: aedicula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin aedicula. 1. A painted framed niche giving the appearance of depth. 2. A small shrine.
Word: rabidly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin rabidusbor. English rabid Middle English -ly English -ly English rabidly From rabid + -ly. 1. In a rabid manner.
Word: radioman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English radiotelegraphyclip. English radio English -man English radioman From radio + -man. 1. A person who operates a radio transceiver, especially when a title or position in a crew.
Word: Ophir Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew אוֹפִיר. Mentioned as a place in the Bible; modern scholars have been unable to determine where it was located. 1. A city or region mentioned in the Bible, famous for its gold. Labels: historical Example: However, September came, and with it my second brother; and his companion for the shooting season was the young, handsome, and lively Henry O'Byrne, descended from kings whose crown was old enough to have been made of the gold of Ophir. Example: Rosetime, rosetime, rosetime in gardens, Pink cascades of beauty flowing down the wall, Red drops of heart's blood spilt among the grasses, Fabled Gold of Ophir raining over all. 2. A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia. 3. A sparsely populated farming community in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. 4. A small settlement in Otago, New Zealand. 5. A ghost town in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. 6. An unincorporated community in Placer County, California. 7. A town and home rule municipality of San Miguel County, Colorado. 8. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky. 9. An unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon. 10. A tiny town in Tooele County, Utah; a suburb of Salt Lake City. 11. A male given name from Hebrew. Example: US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are an “epic tag team,” says foreign policy adviser Ophir Falk in a short conversation with The Jerusalem Post.
Word: smurfy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From smurf + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsmɜːfi/, /ˈsmɝfi/ 1. Short and blue. Example: And so he opens the bottle and takes two out (little blue caplets—cute actually, plump, smurfy) and swallows them. 2. Unusually cheery, like the smurfs.
Word: ducks and drakes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1585, due to association with waterfowl. The precise origin is unclear, and may be from ducks taking off from a pond, or making rings when splashing, or bobbing their heads. Early references are primarily to “making” ducks and drakes, suggesting that the circular rings produced by the skipping stone resemble those created by splashing waterfowl. Sense “to squander, to throw away” shortly thereafter, attested 1614, from sense of “throwing money away, as if throwing stones away in this pastime”. 1. A pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface. Labels: uncountable Example: A kind of sport or play with an oister shell or stone throwne into the water, and making circles yer it sinke, etc. It is called a ducke and a drake, and a halfe-penie cake. Example: They sat on a pebbly bank. Suddenly he caught sight of a nice flat stone, and, jumping up, began to make ducks and drakes on the water. 2. The squandering of resources, especially money; used in expressions such as "to make ducks and drakes of", "to play (at) ducks and drakes with". Labels: idiomatic, informal, uncountable Example: This royal Caesar doth regard no cash; Has thrown away as much in ducks and drakes As would have bought some 50,000 capons. Example: Pendennis’s uncle, the Major, seldom does anything without me; and as he is likely to be extravagant we’ve tied up the property, so that he can’t make ducks and drakes with it.
Word: quantitation Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of quantitating. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The result of a process of quantitating. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: 'round Part of Speech: prep 1. Apheretic form of around. Example: I’m sure I look demure enough, as I go ’round the city, / And do my best to hide the fact that I am young and pretty, / And I, therefore, cannot see, when I go out to preach, / Why men must say to me that I’m a perfect peach; […] Example: Morning might never come 'round these parts / Sun never gonna come up
Word: 'round Part of Speech: adv 1. Apheretic form of around. Labels: not-comparable Example: The cottonwood leaves were dropping yellow, just as they be now, for it were fall, and some things in nature are about the same one year as another; but the country has changed so much, that when I get to thinking of them days, and look ’round and see the valley a-settled up and the wire fences a-winding across the hills, I get mighty lonesome, and likely enough wish I’d wake up on my old blankets and find it a dream, and see once more the buffalo a-feeding on the hillside, and the beaver a-working at their dams. Example: “Oh, papa!” cried Patty, in dismay, “you said I could keep house for you; and Aunt Alice has taught me lots about it; and she’ll teach me lots more; and you know I can make good pumpkin pies; and, of course, I can dust and fly ’round; and that’s about all there is to housekeeping, anyway.”
Word: stewardship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stiwardshepe, equivalent to steward + -ship. 1. The rank or office of a steward. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of caring for or improving with time. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: antimicrobial stewardship Example: stewardship of natural resouces
Word: in touch Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In contact, or in communication. Labels: idiomatic Example: Let's stay in touch. Example: I'm not reachable over the weekend, but I'll be in touch early in the week. 2. outside the playing area or touching the touchlines of the playing area. Example: Kick the ball in touch. Example: And when scrum-half Ben Youngs, who had a poor game, was burgled by opposite number Irakli Abuseridze and the ball shipped down the line to Irakli Machkhaneli, it looked like Georgia had scored a try of their own, but the winger's foot was in touch.
Word: spindly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English spindle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spindly From spindle + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈspɪnd.li/, /ˈspɪn.də.li/ 1. Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance. Example: Near-synonym: twiggy Example: She has spindly legs.
Word: wienie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wien(er) + -ie. 1. A wiener sausage. Labels: Canada, US, informal Example: “With all his education, mind you. Selling weenies out on the street in the broad daylight.” 2. The penis. Labels: Canada, US, informal
Word: wifeless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English wyfles, wifles, possibly from Old English wīflēas (“wifeless”), equivalent to wife + -less. 1. Having no wife; unmarried or celibate. Labels: not-comparable Example: I am a lone wolf, a solitary man, wandering through a world in which I have no part. I am wifeless—childless—who is it speaks of the childless as the dead twigs on the tree of life? 2. Without a wife present. Labels: not-comparable Example: I at once telephoned. The Shades were out, said the cheeky ancillula, an obnoxious little fan who came to cook for them on Sundays and no doubt dreamt of getting the old poet to cuddle her some wifeless day.
Word: infopreneur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From info- + -preneur. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.fə.pɹəˈnɜː/, /ˌɪn.fə.pɹəˈnɝ/, /ˌɪn.fə.pɹəˈnʊɚ/ 1. A person whose primary business is gathering and selling electronic information.
Word: wifely Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English wifly, wyfly, from Old English wīflīc (“womanly, wifely”), from Proto-Germanic *wībalīkaz (“wifely”). Cognate with Scots wifely (“womanly, wifely”), Dutch wijflijk, wijfelijk, German weiblich (“feminine, female”). By surface analysis, wife + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪf.li/ 1. Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife or wives. Example: Being a domestic man, John decidedly missed the wifely attentions he had been accustomed to receive; but, as he adored his babies, he cheerfully relinquished his comfort for a time, supposing, with masculine ignorance, that peace would soon be restored. Example: '[…] Behold!' and she took his hand and placed it upon her shapely head, and then bent herself slowly down till one knee for an instant touched the ground—'Behold! in token of submission do I bow me to my lord! Behold!' and she kissed him on the lips, 'in token of my wifely love do I kiss my lord.[…]'
Word: wiggler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wiggle + -er. 1. Anything that wiggles. 2. Anything that wiggles. Labels: Southern-US 3. Anything that wiggles. 4. Anything that wiggles.
Word: mesel Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles. 1. Synonym of leprous: having leprosy or a similar skin disorder. Labels: obsolete Example: Also in that flome Jordan Naaman of Syria bathed him, that was full rich, but he was mesell; and there anon he took his health. 2. Synonym of wretched. Labels: figuratively, obsolete 3. Synonym of repulsive. Labels: figuratively, obsolete 4. Synonym of sinful. Labels: figuratively, obsolete 5. Synonym of diseased, particularly visibly displaying a diseased exterior. Labels: obsolete
Word: mesel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles. 1. Synonym of leper. Labels: obsolete 2. A repulsive person. Labels: figuratively, obsolete 3. Synonym of leprosy: Hansen's disease and similar skin disorders. Labels: obsolete
Word: overzealous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From over- + zealous. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈzɛləs/ 1. Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent. Example: With his overzealous attempts to impress, he only managed to annoy her. Example: Halo's destruction was your error, and you rightly bear the blame. But the Council was... overzealous.
Word: man-year Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of person-year.
Word: Cretacious Part of Speech: name 1. Misspelling of Cretaceous. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: pentadodecahedron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English dodecahedron English pentadodecahedron From penta- + dodecahedron. 1. a regular dodecahedron having twelve pentagonal faces
Word: set-builder notation Part of Speech: noun 1. A mathematical notation for describing a set by specifying the properties that its members must satisfy. Example: With this idea for describing a finite set of sets, it is easy to generalize the concept to a certain infinite family #92;mathcal#123;S#125;#95;2 of sets #92;mathcal#123;S#125;#95;2#61;#92;#123;A#95;i#92;verti#92;inN#92;#125;#61;#92;#123;A#95;1,A#95;2,A#95;3,#92;dots,A#95;n,#92;dots#92;#125;. Once again, the power of set builder notation triumphs. The sets #92;mathcal#123;S#125;#95;1 and #92;mathcal#123;S#125;#95;2 may be described more precisely with set builder notation than by enumeration. Example: Q=a/b|a∈Iandb∈I,b ne 0 This statement is read in English as "Q is the set of all numbers of the form a/b such that a and b are both integers, but b is not equal to zero."
Word: sub-standard Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of substandard. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: whiney Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English whine Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English whiney From whine + -y. 1. Alternative spelling of whiny. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I was deemed, "too whiney and crybabylike" so everyone wanted peace and quiet.
Word: be in for Part of Speech: verb 1. To be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant. Labels: idiomatic Example: The weather forecast says we are in for three feet of snow over the next week.
Word: in for Part of Speech: prep 1. About to encounter or undergo; usually said of unwelcome things in prospect. Example: The forecasters say that we are in for a very cold winter. Example: England seem in for a tough match against Italy.
Word: jerk-off Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of jerkoff. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: walk in on Part of Speech: verb 1. To enter suddenly or unexpectedly while something is happening; to intrude or interrupt by entering. Labels: idiomatic Example: He accidentally walked in on me while I was undressing.
Word: jerk-offs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jerk-off Labels: form-of, plural
Word: p.o.'ed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of PO'd. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 1993, Sandra Canfield, Just Married, Harlequin Sales Corporation (Mm), →ISBN, page 17, Little Miss Born-with-a-silver-spoon-in-her-mouth—hell, she’d been born with an entire service for eight!—was annoyed with him. Ten to one, she was p.o.’ed because he was late. Example: a. 2002, Lee Katz, as quoted in Aljean Harmetz, The Making of Casablanca: Bogart, Bergman, and World War II, Hyperion (2002), →ISBN, page 87, Lee Katz, who wrote The Return of Dr. X and nearly a dozen other B movies at Warner Bros. in the late thirties, feels “particularly guilty” about that movie. “Jack Warner was p.o.’ed at Bogie for something or other,” says Katz, “and he forced him to take this role as the mad doctor. And Bogart did it with as good grace as he could have done.”
Word: lead suboxide Part of Speech: noun 1. A poorly-characterized oxide of lead, Pb₂O; it is a black, amorphous solid Labels: uncountable
Word: arguer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English arguer, arguere, equivalent to argue + -er. 1. One who argues. Example: Basically, it is a personal attack on an arguer that brings the individuals's personal circumstances, trustworthiness, or character into question. Example: Such changes would seem basic in other broadcast organizations, but they have landed Ms. Scott in a hornet's nest of attacks and recriminations from some of the most ardent arguers in the medium.
Word: arboreta Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arboretum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: architectonics Part of Speech: noun 1. The science pertaining to architecture Labels: uncountable
Word: arbitrager Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arbitrage + -er. 1. One who participates in arbitrage.
Word: mid-life crisis Part of Speech: noun 1. An emotional period of doubt and anxiety sometimes experienced by middle-aged people who realize that their life is already half over. Example: Though we prefer the word "transition" in naming this period, our view of it owes much to his. The Mid-life Transition may be rather mild. When it involves considerable turmoil and disruption, we speak of a mid-life crisis.
Word: cranberry morpheme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the cran- of cranberry as an archetype. Cran- is from Low German Kraan (“crane”), but is now a bound morpheme, hence an example of a cranberry morpheme. 1. A bound morpheme within a complex word that is a fossil and whose meaning is opaque to the present speakers of the language.
Word: native speaker Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who grew up with a particular spoken language as their mother tongue. Example: Native speakers of English get paid much more than locals in the schools. Example: The differences between acceptable constructions like "Have you a book on modern music?" and unacceptable ones like "Read you a book on modern music?" need no Chomskyan signposts for a native speaker[.]
Word: contradistinguish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- English distinguish English contradistinguish From contra- + distinguish. 1. To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities. Labels: transitive Example: Reason, therefore, here, as contradistinguished to faith, I take to be the discovery of the certainty or probability of such propositions or truths which the mind arrives at by deduction made from such ideas, which it has got by the use of its natural faculties ; viz. by sensation or reflection. Example: A genuinely educative experience, then, one in which instruction is conveyed and ability increased, is contradistinguished from a routine activity on one hand, and a capricious activity on the other.
Word: cannier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of canny: more canny Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: canniest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of canny: most canny Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: cannily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English canny Middle English -ly English -ly English cannily From canny + -ly. 1. In a canny manner. Example: She had heard of girls who would not speak of their love, arguing to themselves cannily that there may be many a slip between the cup and the lip.
Word: canniness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English canny 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 canniness From canny + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being canny. Labels: uncountable
Word: equable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin aequābilis, from aequō (“make level”), from aequus (“even, level”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.wə.bəl/ 1. Unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform. Example: The cheerful influence of the morning seemed to have some effect, even upon his equable temper. Example: Turning to the prisoner, "Budd," he said, and scarce in equable tones, "Budd, if you have aught further to say for yourself, say it now." 2. Free from extremes of heat or cold. Example: The indulgences of habit she would not resign, therefore held by the pleasures of the table; but the comforts of equable heat, which was particularly necessary, she denied herself much too long, and resisted warm clothing most determinately;... 3. Not easily disturbed; tranquil.
Word: out-gassing Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of outgassing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: outgassing Part of Speech: noun 1. The slow release of gas from a solid or liquid; especially, the release of gases into the atmosphere of a planet, or the release of gases from plastic parts. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A major component of new-car smell is outgassing by plastic interior parts. Example: A sudden out-gassing of methane from the seabed sends up a giant bubble that lowers water density at the sea surface so much that a ship is no longer buoyant and sinks like a stone down a mineshaft.
Word: outgassing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outgas Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: up-tight Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of uptight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: extra-curricular Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of extracurricular. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: thin out Part of Speech: verb 1. To make sparse; to remove some of a group of newly-planted plants in order to allow the remaining ones to grow unimpeded. Labels: transitive 2. To become sparse. Labels: intransitive Example: And later on, when the crowd thinned out / I was just about to do the same / She was standing there in back of my chair / Said to me, "Don't I know your name?" Example: “Abandon Starbucks!” screamed a member of the staff, and his colleagues immediately stopped making coffees or bagging muffins and ran for their lives “It seems to be thinning out a little, ” announced Mr. Stink
Word: geochronometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English chronometric English geochronometric From geo- + chronometric. 1. of, pertaining to, or measured using geochronometry Labels: not-comparable
Word: Your Worship Part of Speech: pron 1. A title used to address a magistrate, mayor, or clergyman
Word: unsolved Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English solved English unsolved From un- + solved. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈsɒlvd/, /ʌnˈsɑlvd/, /ʌnˈsɔlvd/ 1. Not yet solved. Labels: not-comparable Example: an unsolved crime Example: an unsolved crossword puzzle
Word: stainless-steel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stainless steel. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dendrochronologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron) English dendr- English dendro- Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical ▲ English chrono- ▲ English -logy English chronology ▲ English -ical English chronological English dendrochronological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English dendrochronologically From dendrochronological + -ly. 1. by the use of, or with reference to dendrochronology Labels: not-comparable
Word: tree-ring Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tree ring. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: doolie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dooly (“basic Indian litter; stretcher; litter”). Labels: India, alt-of, alternative, historical
Word: doolie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin unclear. One theory is that it originates from the word duly, as in “duly appointed [a cadet]” (part of the official acceptance). Another claims that the term is derived from Ancient Greek δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”) + -ie. Apparently dates to the first class of the Academy, in 1955. 1. A first-year student at the United States Air Force Academy; a cadet freshman. Labels: US
Word: tree ring Part of Speech: noun 1. The annual growth ring in the trunk of a tree.
Word: growth ring Part of Speech: noun 1. A circular structure that forms as a living thing ages that is used or counted to estimate the age of the living thing. 2. A circular structure that forms as a living thing ages that is used or counted to estimate the age of the living thing.
Word: bristlecone pine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of certain small, slow-growing pine trees found in the western United States, of three species in Pinus subsect. Balfourianae, some of which are over 4,000 years old.
Word: playfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English playful Middle English -ly English -ly English playfully From playful + -ly. 1. In a playful manner. Example: In the late stages of the Green Bay Packers’ snowswept 42-20 playoff victory over Seattle on Saturday, Brett Favre and Donald Driver playfully engaged in a snowball fight.
Word: anticoincidence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + coincidence. 1. The occurrence of one event without the simultaneous occurrence of another
Word: burgeoning Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/, /ˈbɝ.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of burgeon Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: burgeoning Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/, /ˈbɝ.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ 1. The act of budding or sprouting. 2. A bud or branch. 3. A new growth or expansion of something. Labels: broadly
Word: burgeoning Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/, /ˈbɝ.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ 1. That buds, grows or expands; developing. Example: burgeoning royal expenditure had been negligently nodded through by a complacent government and a compliant parliament at a time of renewed austerity and unemployment. Example: Among those who study authoritarian regimes, a consensus has emerged that [US president Donald Trump's] early moves display common characteristics of burgeoning autocracies.
Word: huffing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English huff Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English huffing From huff + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌfɪŋ/ 1. The act of inhaling psychoactive inhalants. Labels: colloquial
Word: huffing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English huff Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English huffing From huff + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌfɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of huff Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: huffing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English huff Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English huffing From huff + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌfɪŋ/ Labels: no-gloss
Word: first-order Part of Speech: adj 1. Of one of a series of models, languages, relationship, forms of logical discourse, etc., being the simplest one or the first in a sequence. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of fundamental importance. Labels: not-comparable Example: If our goal is to put out the fire—to alleviate a humanitarian crisis broadly referenced in mainstream discourse as "mass incarceration" and "overcriminalization"— that are the specific benefits that flow from making fair policymaking process a first-order principle in the criminal-justice reform movement?
Word: Ramesh Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit रमेश (rameśa), meaning "husband of Rama (the goddess Lakshmi)", an epithet of Vishnu and Krishna. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈmeɪʃ/, /ɹəˈmɛʃ/ 1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in Nepal and India. Example: Last year, a US appeals court upheld the convictions of Holmes and Theranos President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. It also upheld the $452 million in restitution that Holmes and Balwani were ordered to pay to victims.
Word: hydromagnetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English magnetic English hydromagnetic From hydro- + magnetic. 1. Of or pertaining to hydromagnetics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hydromagnetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English magnetics English hydromagnetics From hydro- + magnetics. 1. magnetohydrodynamics Labels: uncountable
Word: second-order Part of Speech: adj 1. Denoting the second in a numerical sequence of models, languages, relationships, forms of logical discourse etc. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of secondary importance. Labels: not-comparable Example: If reformers establish the specific process of crime policymaking... as a second-order concern, their efforts will not be weighed down by any one normative theory of fair process.
Word: sin eater Part of Speech: noun 1. A person (usually a man) who is supposed to take sins of a deceased person upon himself by eating a piece of bread or other food laid on or passed across the breast of the corpse. Labels: historical Example: A Loafe of bread was brought out, and delivered to the Sinne-eater over the corps.
Word: sin-eater Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sin eater. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: personate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin persōnātus. 1. To fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate. Labels: transitive Example: But this latter has, at the suggestion of Tyndarus, exchanged clothes with him, and the slave[…] personates the master. Example: Dr. Olivant had, in fact, been faced with the alternative of personating a specialist who could be referred to at any time or of inventing a fictitious one who might be less convincing but who would be more elusive. 2. To portray a character (as in a play); to act. Labels: transitive Example: The antients would certainly have invoked the goddess Flora for this purpose, and it would have been no difficulty for their priests, or politicians to have persuaded the people of the real presence of the deity, though a plain mortal had personated her and performed her office. 3. To attribute personal characteristics to something; to personify. Labels: transitive Example: One do I personate of Timon's frame , Whom Fortune with her iv'ry hand wafts to her Example: Therfore though Leuy receiued tithes aftervvard, by a particular grant from GOD, for the time: yet novv he paide them generally vvith the congregation, in the loines of Abram vnto the Prieſthood of Chriſt, heere perſonated by Melchiſedeck: […] 4. To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask. Labels: transitive Example: a personated mate
Word: personate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin persōnātus. 1. Having the throat of a corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip (reminiscent of a mask), as in the flower of the snapdragon. Labels: not-comparable, uncommon Example: This arrangement is well typified in plants with a personate corolla, such as the toad-flax and snap-dragon, ... Example: […] the commencement of the tube of a personate or labiate flower.
Word: personate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin personō (“cry out”). 1. To celebrate loudly; to extol, to praise. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: I vvill drop in his vvay ſome obſcure Epiſtles of loue, vvherein by the colour of his beard, the ſhape of his legge, the manner of his gate, the expreſſure of his eye, forehead, and complection, he ſhall finde himſelfe moſt feelingly perſonated. Example: In fable, hymn, or song so personating / Their gods ridiculous.
Word: coquille Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French coquille. See also cockle. 1. A meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell. 2. A scallop shell or a dish shaped like one, especially when used to serve the aforementioned food. 3. A form of ruching used as a dress trimming or for neckwear, named from the manner in which it is gathered or fulled.
Word: personated Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of personate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: personating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of personate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: personating Part of Speech: noun 1. An act of impersonation. Example: In other words, English dramatists continued to enliven their work by indulging in parallels, examples, and personatings.
Word: personates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of personate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: amende Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French amenderdeverb. French amendebor. English amende Borrowed from French amende. Pronunciation: /əˈmɒnd/, /əˈmɑːnd/ 1. A monetary punishment; a fine.
Word: solar eclipse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From solar + eclipse. First use appears c. 1602 in the writings of Thomas Blundeville. Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊlɚ ɪˈklɪps/, /ˈsəʊlə ɪˈklɪps/ 1. A phenomenon occurring when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun. Example: A solar eclipse is one of nature's most impressive sights. Example: The earliest reliable accounts of Chinese eclipses come from Spring and Autumn Annals (Ch’un-ch’iu), recording eclipses from 772 to 481 BCE, including a total solar eclipse in 709 BCE.
Word: cosmogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cosmo- + -genic. 1. produced by cosmic rays 2. cosmogenetic
Word: cosmogenetic Part of Speech: adj 1. of or pertaining to cosmogeny. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cosmogeny Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of cosmogenesis. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable
Word: as is Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /æzˈɪz/ 1. as it is; in its present unchangeable state or condition, especially as a contractual condition and obligation of sale or agreement compliance. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: I bought the car as is, so the seller was within his legal rights to refuse to repair it when it broke down after two days. Example: You're welcome to borrow my car, such as it is.
Word: self-congratulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English congratulate English self-congratulate From self- + congratulate. 1. To congratulate oneself, especially in a self-satisfied manner. Labels: intransitive
Word: self-congratulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English congratulation English self-congratulation From self- + congratulation. 1. Self-satisfied congratulation of oneself for one's achievements or accomplishments. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: apple-polish Part of Speech: verb 1. To attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn. Labels: US, idiomatic, transitive
Word: apple-polisher Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of apple polisher. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: confederationism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English confederation 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 confederationism From confederation + -ism. 1. The advocacy of confederation as a means of government. Labels: uncountable
Word: confederationist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English confederation 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 confederationist From confederation + -ist. 1. A supporter of confederation. 2. A supporter of confederation. Labels: Canada, historical
Word: confederationist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English confederation 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 confederationist From confederation + -ist. 1. Of or relating to a political movement in favour of Canadian Confederation. Labels: Canada, historical, not-comparable
Word: non-standard Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of nonstandard. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: By 1932, nearly all the odd non-standard engines, which the L.M.S.R. and the L.N.E.R. had acquired at the grouping, had disappeared.
Word: octahedral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From octa- + -hedral. 1. Of, relating to, or having the shape of an octahedron. Labels: not-comparable Example: Of the convex polyhedra with regular faces, the only ones that have tetrahedral, octahedral, or icosahedral symmetry are the Platonic and Archimedean solids.
Word: by virtue of Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Modification of Middle English in vertu of, a calque of Anglo-Norman par vertu de or Middle French par la vertu de (“by the authority of”); from Old French vertu (“goodness; honour; valour; virtue”) (whence English virtue (“(obsolete) inherent power of a god or other supernatural being; inherent power or efficacy of something”)). Pronunciation: /baɪ ˈvɜːtʃuː ɒv/, /-tjuː-/, /baɪ ˈvɝtʃu ʌv/ 1. (originally) By the authority or power of; (now) because of; on the grounds of; by reason of. Labels: idiomatic Example: Moreouer the perfit beleue of this article, worketh in all true chriſten people, aloue to continue in this vnitie, and afeare to be caſte out of the ſame, and it worketh in them that be ſinners and repentant, great comforte, and conſolacion, to obteine remiſſion of ſinne, by vertue of Chriſtes paſſion, and adminiſtracion of his ſacramentes at the miniſters handes, ordained for that purpoſe, [...] Example: But in the high Court of Parliament, every Man by virtue of the King's Authority, by Writ under the Great Seal, hath a judicial Place; and ſo conſequently the killing of every of them had been a ſeveral Treaſon, and Crimen læſæ Majeſtatis.
Word: in virtue of Part of Speech: prep 1. Synonym of by virtue of. Labels: idiomatic
Word: long-drawn Part of Speech: adj 1. long-drawn-out Example: Placed opposite, on a low seat, was her granddaughter, a huge book propped on her knee, from which she was reading aloud. Perhaps there was a charm in that sweet voice, which gave its own unconscious fascination to the long-drawn pages; but there was, also, the still stronger charm of habit.