nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: streetwise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From street + -wise. 1. Having the necessary knack, personality and instinct for survival in rough, urban environments. Example: Where's the streetwise Hercules / to fight the rising odds? 2. Possessing a style that reflects urban life and microculture. Labels: US Example: You could tell from the way he spat old Tupac lyrics, loitering in the corner with his homies, flipping that Yankees cap on his head like he couldn't give a damn that he was streetwise enough to melt Will Smith.
Word: delusional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From delusion + -al. Pronunciation: /dɪˈluːʒənəl/ 1. Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs. Example: You're delusional if you think that plan will work. Example: Morgan could not remember the last time he had heard his first name used, and he had not even been aware that Captain Jackson knew it. Regardless, he could not reply; he was sure he must be delusional. He had lost too much blood […] 2. Being, in the form of, or relating to, a delusion. Example: Delusional jealousy […] A delusional belief that one's partner is being unfaithful. This can occur as part of a wider psychotic illness, secondary to organic brain damage (e.g. following the 'punch drunk syndrome' in boxers), […] Example: The latest act in the Madness of King Donald drama playing globally on every channel underlined the increasingly delusional world the anti-hero inhabits, his fantasies fed and indulged by a cast of sycophants, lackeys and straight grifters, all in it for what they can get.
Word: delusional Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From delusion + -al. Pronunciation: /dɪˈluːʒənəl/ 1. A person suffering from a delusion. Example: But of course, that excludes the narcissistic delusionals, the deliberate frauds, and the pathological cases of multiple personality. They are all out there in New Age Land, and it's a jungle!
Word: noctograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English noct- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English noctograph From noct- + -o- + -graph. 1. A form of stylus that helps a blind person to write. 2. A device for recording the progress of a nightwatchman on his beat. Labels: historical
Word: nomadic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek νομαδικός (nomadikós), equivalent to nomad (“a member of a society or class of herdsmen”) + -ic (forming adjectives). Pronunciation: /nəʊˈmæd.ɪk/, /noʊˈmæd.ɪk/, /nəʉˈmæd.ɪk/, /nɐʉˈmæd.ɪk/ 1. Of or relating to nomads. Example: For centuries, the nomadic tribes of Central Asia used colorful textiles called suzanis as seating, prayer mats, bedding and dividers in their yurts – the traditional tents that were their homes. 2. Of or relating to nomads. Labels: figuratively Example: Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration. Example: Neither vehicle has a set home base. Young explains: "They are 'nomadic' nationally employed assets that, rather than having a regular home depot, are generally deployed and maintained following a programme of works across the full network.
Word: non-proliferation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nonproliferation. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: neurone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of neuron. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: naff all Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Borrowed from Polari naff. 1. Nothing (variant of fuck all). Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
Word: naiant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French noiant, present participle of noier (“to swim”), from Latin natare. Doublet of natant. 1. Depicted swimming horizontally. Labels: not-comparable
Word: nariyal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi नारियल (nāriyal). 1. coconut Labels: India, North
Word: nectar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”) + *-tr̥h₂ (“overcoming”), from *terh₂- (“to overcome, pass through, cross over”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɛk.tə/, /ˈnɛk.təɹ/ 1. The drink of the gods. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They pourd in soveraine balme and Nectar good, / Good both for erthly med'cine and for hevenly food. 2. Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable 3. The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nectar Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”) + *-tr̥h₂ (“overcoming”), from *terh₂- (“to overcome, pass through, cross over”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɛk.tə/, /ˈnɛk.təɹ/ 1. To feed on nectar. Labels: intransitive Example: Nectaring is one of butterflies' favourite activities. Example: On the lane below, more orangetips nectared on spring beauties and violets.
Word: neoconservative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English conservative English neoconservative From neo- + conservative. 1. A supporter of neoconservatism. Labels: US Example: The neoliberals stand today in somewhat the position neoconservatives occupied a decade ago. Their ambition is to attain the influence in liberal politics that the neoconservatives have attained in conservative politics.
Word: neoconservative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English conservative English neoconservative From neo- + conservative. 1. Of or relating to neoconservatism. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: There have been suggestions by a number of American neoconservative hawks to denuke Iran with “swift, massive, devastating force that decapitates the regime. Example: And the liberal blogosphere has long labeled Clinton part of the neoconservative wing, a conservative intellectual movement that supports an interventionist foreign policy.
Word: bit of all right Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bit of alright. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bit of alright Part of Speech: noun 1. an attractive or sexy person. Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK Example: 2017 Bob McCabe: Masterpiece “Simon's a bit of alright Mum,” she teased, “isn't he?” Susan couldn't help being amused by Jane's playfulness. “Yea, he's a bit of alright, alright,” she laughed. “Wouldn't kick him out of bed on a cold Saturday night?” Jane retorted and the two women laughed together. 2. a gratifying or pleasing development or object, typically hoped-for or exciting. Labels: Australia, UK Example: 1907 Alexander Macdonald: In The Land of Pearl and Gold "That's a bit of all right," said the guard, cutting off a piece of the stem and putting it in his mouth. "Try it." I cut another piece and did so, and at once agreed with him.
Word: biopoesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bio- + -poesis, alternative form of -poiesis. 1. The formation of life from self-replicating, but not living, molecules. Labels: uncountable
Word: self-replicating Part of Speech: adj 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 replicating English self-replicating From self- + replicating. 1. Able to generate a copy of itself. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bioassay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English assay English bioassay From bio- + assay. 1. The analysis of the biological activity of a substance, with reference to a standard preparation, using a culture of living cells, or a living creature. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bioassay Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English assay English bioassay From bio- + assay. 1. To carry out such an analysis.
Word: bhp Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of brake horsepower. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: beneficiation Part of Speech: noun 1. The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The beryl is cobbed out by hand, since no method for successful beneficiation has been developed and applied. Example: Beneficiation of contaminated material makes up a high portion of refractory recycling costs, underscoring the importance of keeping the material clean on tearout.
Word: bemused Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪˈmjuːzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of bemuse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bemused Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /bɪˈmjuːzd/ 1. deeply thoughtful; preoccupied 2. perplexed and bewildered Example: That left Bradly as bemused as ever, for it posed another incomprehensibility: Why had Podson walked here?
Word: beatbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beat + box. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːt.bɑks/, /ˈbiːʔ.bɑks/ 1. A type of electronic percussion device. Example: Self-styled 'black gentleman vampire' who followed his cousin in to hip-hop by rapping in front of a beatbox for his first shows on Long Island, New York. Example: But by 1980 Fenley had collaborated with Mark Freedman on the high-energy, repetitive sound score for Energizer by manipulating a beatbox, the omnipresent instrument of late disco music.
Word: beatbox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From beat + box. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːt.bɑks/, /ˈbiːʔ.bɑks/ 1. To use one’s mouth, lips, tongue, voice, etc. as a percussive instrument to create beats and rhythms for music. Example: Hell, why do so many of us still breakdance? Why do so many of us still beatbox? The two most successful rappers to come out of Chicago, Common Sense and The Brat, had nothing to do with the city-wide hip-hop scene. Example: Before you knew it, everyone, everywhere, was trying to copy Fresh's technique, and every rapper on the planet seemed intent on proving they could beatbox (with varying, occasionally embarrassing degrees of success).
Word: USF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Nintendo Ultra 64 Sound Format. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of United States Frigate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of United States Forces. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of University of South Florida. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: A map of the Centers and Connections proposal includes the USF area, East Lake-Orient Park and some areas of Brandon. 5. Initialism of University of San Francisco. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: 64th note Part of Speech: noun 1. A note whose duration is one sixty-fourth that of a whole note.
Word: beasting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beast + -ing. 1. The imposition of arduous exercises, either as training or as punishment. Labels: UK, slang, uncountable, usually
Word: beasting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From beast + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of beast Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: plug-in Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Deverbal from plug in. Pronunciation: /ˈplʌɡ.ɪn/ 1. Designed to be plugged into an electrical power outlet or circuit. Labels: not-comparable Example: a plug-in hand drill 2. Able to be extended with further components in a modular fashion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: plug-in Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from plug in. Pronunciation: /ˈplʌɡ.ɪn/ 1. Anything that plugs into something. 2. A module or device that interacts with another to add a specific feature or function. 3. An electric vehicle that can be recharged from an external power source. 4. An air freshener that can be charged by connecting it to the mains power supply. Example: They take your best bottle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and boil it up with Satsuma peel and bits of stick, resulting in a hot sour wine and every room of the house smelling like a festive Airwick Plug-in has exploded, with the added bonus that all your best pans are now ruined. Cheers! Example: But unlike other Glade products with the aroma being released simply by spraying it or by opening the container, this new product the "Glade Plug-In" required that the product actually be plugged into an electrical socket in order for the aroma and fragrance to get released into the air, with the slogan for its product being "Plug it in, plug it in".
Word: uta Part of Speech: noun 1. cutaneous leishmaniasis Labels: uncountable
Word: uta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese うた. 1. A kind of Japanese poem.
Word: non-word Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + word. 1. Any sequence of sounds or letters which is not considered to be a word, whether through an accidental gap (for example, phextapher-styphren) or through a systematic gap (for example, fssstpklyitnbkdv). Example: This linguistics textbook, like many others, precedes nonwords with an asterisk; for example, *narbletome. Example: […] trashola prose features regular dollops of sub-literate laziness (including non-words like "arousement" and "assertation"). 2. Any term that is not among the words of a language as those have often traditionally been defined by nonlinguists (for example, having syllables, and having come from centuries-old predecessor words): thus, an abbreviation, acronym, initialism, alphanumeric symbol, number written in digits (Arabic numerals 0 to 9), or logographic symbol. Labels: informal Example: In their glossary, they were using a convention where the words were in blue font and the abbreviations and other nonwords were in purple font. Example: All this was revealing and encouraged our work to proceed with a less lofty aim than initially, but with a more practical one, namely, to inform authors, reviewers, and especially desk or copyeditors about the recommendations in different areas of biology and to imbue these persons with the need for some rules and guidelines on the use of "nonwords" in science. Clearly, authors and editors are free to use symbols and abbreviations of their choice as long as they are defined and conform to basic rules of scientific nomenclature in their fields.
Word: plugin Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈplʌɡ.ɪn/ 1. Alternative spelling of plug-in. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For [Anne] Helmond, the platformization of the web is a process whereby social media platforms[…]extend their tentacles into the rest of the web, following users in their browsing activities, using API plugins to permit Facebook commentary on far-flung websites, allowing Facebook the ability to sell users ads about things they were browsing, and generally connecting the web at large back into the closed Facebook platform. Example: A nulled or a cracked plugin is basically a hacked version of a paid plugin that offers its premium functionalities for free.
Word: back-comb Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of backcomb. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: backcomb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + comb. 1. To hold the hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look. Labels: transitive Example: Her dark-blonde hair, worn long at Oxford, had been cut and backcombed, Diana-style, and quivered when she shook her head.
Word: backcomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + comb. 1. The hairstyle produced by backcombing. Example: You and your fit friends anyway / I'd take them all out any day / They all got backcombs anyway 2. A decorative comb worn as an ornament and to secure a hairstyle. Labels: dated Example: There was a part of a bottle of liquor on the table—the furniture of the hall was disarranged—a pair of slippers, two small combs, and a backcomb were lying near an easy chair. Example: A backcomb comprising a pair of oppositely disposed members of sheet material each provided with teeth along one margin, a pivot pin securing the members at one end in overlapping relation.
Word: back-cloth Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of backcloth. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: At last the first glimpse from a bridge of an open-top red bus, and a noticeable darkening of the atmosphere from the smoke of London: then the increasingly dingy stations with double-barrel names, set amid what has always been to me the outstanding feature of the "Premier Line" approach to London—the positively marvellous display of crazy chimney-pots on the grey inner suburban houses. As many as twenty, all of varying style, standing together like ranks of jagged teeth, and providing a Dickensian back-cloth which no other route can boast.
Word: backcloth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + cloth. 1. The painted scenery at the back of a stage; the backdrop. Example: Every day the coast looked the same, as though we had not moved; but we passed various places - trading places - with names like Gran’ Bassam, Little Popo, names that seemed to belong to some sordid farce acted in front of a sinister backcloth.
Word: 19th hole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nineteenth hole. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: backchat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + chat. Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.t͡ʃæt/ 1. Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: Old Pete would have had some smart gay backchat to deal with an awkward moment like this.
Word: backchat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + chat. Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.t͡ʃæt/ 1. To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner. Example: Peter was sent to detention for backchatting the teacher.
Word: ideological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ideology 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 ideological From ideology + -ical. Pronunciation: /ˌaɪ.diː.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/, /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, /ˌɪd.i.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/, /ˌɑe.diː.əˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies. Example: There are economists from all over the ideological spectrum. Example: ideological fervor 2. Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence. 3. Characterized by strict, uncompromising adherence to a particular political ideology, rather than what’s necessarily considered popular or practical. Example: The most ruthless leaders in history were often ideological ones with utopian visions. Example: The regime, ideological in governance, continued its agenda despite experts’ criticism.
Word: colourization Part of Speech: noun 1. Canada standard spelling of colorization.
Word: colourisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English colour English -ise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -isation English colourisation From colour + -isation. 1. UK standard spelling of colorization.
Word: colorization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English colorization From color + -ization. 1. An electronic process that adds color to black and white movies. Labels: US
Word: chemo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- Back-formation from compounds built on New Latin chēmicus (“pertaining to alchemy or chemistry”) and chēmia (“chemistry”), ultimately of Ancient Greek origin. Pronunciation: /kimoʊ/, /kɛmoʊ/ 1. Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry. Labels: morpheme
Word: severance tax Part of Speech: noun 1. A state tax on the extraction of nonrenewable natural resources (such as minerals, petroleum, or natural gas) that will be used in another state. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: Shadow Cabinet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See shadow government. 1. A senior group of opposition politicians who shadow the members of the government. Example: Holonym: shadow government Example: Meronym: shadow minister
Word: proximity fuse Part of Speech: noun 1. A fuse that is designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to the target to destroy it.
Word: ampallang Part of Speech: noun 1. A male genital piercing in which a barbell passes through the head of the penis horizontally. It may be transurethral or placed above the urethra.
Word: apadravya Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit अपद्रव्य (apadravya), a generic name for a penile extension device as used in Kama Sutra. 1. A glans penis piercing where jewellery passes vertically through the urethra.
Word: chemi- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of chemo-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: chemiluminescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English chemi- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥ Proto-Italic *louksmən Latin lumen Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English luminescence English chemiluminescence From chemi- + luminescence. 1. The emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: chemoluminescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥ Proto-Italic *louksmən Latin lumen Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English luminescence English chemoluminescence From chemo- + luminescence. 1. The emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: impetuosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From English impetuous + -ity, from Middle French impétuosité, from Old French. 1. The quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive or forceful manner. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: She had however another motive, beside her obedience, to accompany the old gentleman in the chase; for by her presence she hoped in some measure to restrain his impetuosity, and to prevent him from so frequently exposing his neck to the utmost hazard. 2. The condition or quality of being impetuous, impatient; fury; violence. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Again his lordship began his long and deliberate perusal, while Henrietta watched the slow motion of his eyes with a degree of impetuosity she could scarcely repress.
Word: bioluminescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥ Proto-Italic *louksmən Latin lumen Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English luminescence English bioluminescence From bio- + luminescence. Pronunciation: /ˌbaɪ̯oʊ̯ˌluməˈnɛsəns/ 1. The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: impetuousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English impetuous 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 impetuousness From impetuous + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being impetuous; making arbitrary decisions. Labels: no-plural, uncountable 2. The result of being impetuous; arbitrary decisions. Labels: no-plural
Word: beefaroni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of beef + macaroni. 1. A baked dish of macaroni, ground beef, cheese and tomato sauce. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: boi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boy. Pronunciation: /bɔɪ/ 1. Alternative spelling of boy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang Example: The boi who has been my best friend, the cause of my pain, but never quite my lover is gone....I'm sitting here in his Radiohead "don't tell me what kind of day to have" tee (it smells like him) listening to WYIN, and trying not to cry. Example: And finally, in “Sk8er Boi,” Avril Lavigne tells us in her first two lines about the conflicts between the male and female by saying, “He was a boi, she was a girl, can I make it any more obvious.” 2. A male bottom (i.e. submissive partner), defined not by junior age, but by his obedient role and submission to the dominant "top". Labels: especially Example: boi will be treated as a boi at all times and will find himself the recepitent ^([sic]) of many bare bottom spankings, private and in front of Daddies ^([sic]) friends. Example: You, tattooed, butch boi with experience and a leash. 3. A lesbian who adopts a boyish appearance. Example: So new that most people—most lesbians—over the age of 30 have no idea what a boi is. […] Most bois are in their twenties and have come of age in a time when women’s and gay rights seem like more of a given and less of an urgent struggle than they did to lesbians ten or twenty or more years older. 4. A trans boy; a trans man or transmasculine person. Labels: neologism Example: For example, “queer” would include self-identified lesbians and gays who also have sex with the “opposite sex,” sexual practices and relationships that include kink, s/m, polyamory, and pansexuality, gender play and fuck including femmes and those feminine of center, butches and those masculine of center, queens, femboys, gurls, bois, sissies, tomboys, crossdressers, drag queens and kings, and genderfluid people.
Word: boi Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From boy. Pronunciation: /bɔɪ/ 1. Alternative spelling of boy (“exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: have one's name on Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, one's, name, on. 2. To be reserved for someone. Labels: idiomatic Example: That new bartender has got my name on her. Hands off! 3. To be one's destiny or in one's destiny. Labels: idiomatic Example: That bullet had my name on it.
Word: hands off Part of Speech: intj 1. Refrain from touching; refrain from initiating any physical contact. Labels: informal 2. Cut off a hand: decreed by old admiralty law as punishment for pulling a knife during a fight with a shipmate. Labels: historical
Word: hands off Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending not to interfere with the decisions and actions of other people (employees, subjects, etc.). Example: a hands-off policy
Word: hands off Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hand off Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dontcha Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Written form of a reduction of don't you; don't + -cha. Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊnt͡ʃə/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of don't you. Labels: alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling Example: Dontcha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?
Word: juvenile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin iuvenīlis (“youthful; juvenile”), from iuvenis (“young; a youth”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship or a pertaining to). Iuvenis is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”), from *h₂óyu (“long life; lifetime”) (from *h₂ey- (“age; life”)) + *h₁én (“in”). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/, /ˈd͡ʒuvəˌnaɪl/, /ˈd͡ʒuvən(ə)l/ 1. Young; not fully developed. Example: There are certain Climates, where the Mind ripens and attains ſooner to Perfection than in others: nay there are ſome Conſtitutions of Body, where the humours are ſo exactly mixt, that they form an admirable Temper; the Effects thereof are diſcoverable in the firſt Juvenile Years, and leave very fine Remains, even in a decrepit Age. Example: We should then be able to count on the labours of fifty thousand juvenile home missionaries, and the next generation would be able to speak from a happier experience than we, of "times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord."—From the Canada Sunday School Record. 2. Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish. Example: Adde to this diſsipated and diſtracted ſtate of Miniſters, their private diſtreſſes and poverties, together with the publick neglect and indifferency of people toward them; who can wonder if they look pitifully one on another, which no jocoſe or juvenile drolings can relieve? Example: This is illuſtrated by a variety of examples; particularly by the attachment which we naturally form to inanimate objects; and by the pleaſure derived from hiſtoric ſcenes, from painting, and from the review of juvenile days.
Word: clippety-cloppety Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeia. 1. The sound a horse makes when walking on a hard surface in horseshoes Labels: uncountable
Word: pff Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic Pronunciation: /p͡fː/, [p͡ɸː], [ʙ̥͡ɸː] 1. An expression of annoyance or disappointment. 2. A dismissive response to a ridiculous comment. Example: My doctor advised me to drink less. Pff, if only it were so easy. 3. The sound made whilst blowing a raspberry. 4. The sound of stifled laughter.
Word: agogic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Apparently from German Agoge (“tempo”), from Ancient Greek ἀγωγή (agōgḗ, “carrying, leading, reduplicated formation; tempo”), + -ic, after German agogisch. By surface analysis, agoge + -ic. 1. Accentuating a note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value. Example: On most early instruments, changes were made only at agogic pauses, caesuras, repeats or between sections. Example: 6F is the longest-held cadence sonority (it has the most agogic emphasis), and ends very conclusively with the V₇-I-V₇-V-I chord progression.
Word: agogic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently from German Agoge (“tempo”), from Ancient Greek ἀγωγή (agōgḗ, “carrying, leading, reduplicated formation; tempo”), + -ic, after German agogisch. By surface analysis, agoge + -ic. 1. An accent that accentuates a note by extending it slightly beyond its normal time value.
Word: Latonia Part of Speech: name 1. A neighbourhood of Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. 2. A female given name transferred from the place name or originating as a coinage, a blend of the female name prefix La- + Tonia.
Word: wading bird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wading + bird. 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wading, bird. 2. Any of various long-legged birds, such as cranes (Gruidae), herons (Ardeidae), storks (Ciconiidae), or flamingos (Phoenicopteridae), that wade in shallow water in search of food.
Word: permaculture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *m̥néh₁yeti Proto-Italic *m(V)nēō Latin maneō Latin permaneōlbor. Middle French permanentbor. English permanent Middle French agriculturebor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin ager Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūra Latin agricultūrabor. Middle English agriculture English agriculture blend English permaculture Blend of permanent + agriculture, coined by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in 1978. For a long time Bill Mollison claimed to have copyrighted the word; this was never the case, as copyright law is not applicable to single words. 1. Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: in a world where there are competing ends for the use of natural resources, and particularly energy forms, the aim of permaculture is to create productive systems which are ecologically sound and ecologically viable, provide for their own […] 2. The design, installation and maintenance of indefinitely sustainable human communities set in balanced ecologies, both urban and rural. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wagtail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a partial suppletion of Middle English wagstert (literally “wag-tail”), equivalent to wag + tail. 1. Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails. 2. Ellipsis of wagtail platy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: permanence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English permanence, permanens, from Middle French permanence, from Medieval Latin permanentia, from Latin permaneō (“to remain; last”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɜɹmənəns/, /ˈpɜmənəns/ 1. The state of being permanent. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To foreigners we often seem guileless and overchatty, an impression which is dispersed when they find that much of our friendliness is just the ebullition of the moment and does not carry with it any permanence of devotion. Example: Transport Scotland acknowledges that the permanence of the new fares regime could be the clincher in persuading people to "travel more often and make long-term choices with certainty, helping people to leave the car at home". 2. The reciprocal of magnetic inductance. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bring it weak Part of Speech: verb 1. To fail to accomplish an accomplishable task or to make an attempt at less than maximum effort; to "half-ass" or "fake the funk". Labels: idiomatic, informal, intransitive Example: Unwilling to try his hardest, Jason instead chose to bring it weak at the gym, and didn't even break a sweat.
Word: teary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English tery; equivalent to tear + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪəɹi/, /ˈtɪɹi/, /ˈtɪɚi/, /ˈtiɹi/, /ˈtiɹɪ/ 1. Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry. Example: No wonder Ryan was teary; he missed his parents. 2. Of eyes, filled with tears. Example: Wade looked into his girlfriend's teary eyes.
Word: survivorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English survivor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English survivorship From survivor + -ship. 1. The state of being a survivor. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: We therefore seek a method for response-function normalization method which involves manipulating empirical curves that result from unconstrainted empirical fits of the corrected survivorship data. 2. The number or percentage of young that survive to adulthood. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. A right whereby a person becomes entitled to property by reason of his having survived another person who had an interest in it. It is one of the elements of a joint tenancy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: saltpeter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of saltpetre. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: saltpeter Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of saltpetre. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: wryneck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wry + neck. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪnɛk/ 1. Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging. 2. A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles. Labels: dated
Word: wigeon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Early 16th century. Probably from Middle French vigeon, from Old French vigeon, vingeon (“wigeon”), from Old French vignier (“to whine or shout”) + -on (“noun suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɪdʒən/, /ˈwɪdʒɪn/ 1. Any of three freshwater dabbling ducks. 2. A fool. Labels: dated
Word: woodcock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wodecocke, wode-koc, wodekok, from Old English wudecocc, wuducoc, equivalent to wood + cock. Pronunciation: /ˈwʊd.kɒk/ 1. Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage. Example: "[A]h, that was the woodcock and the goatsucker - yes, yes! it sounds strange to him, that hasn't heard him[.]" Example: The woodcook is not only a culinary delight but it is reputed to increase seminal fluid. 2. A simpleton. Example: If I loved you not, I would laugh at you, and see you / Run your neck into the noose, and cry, "A woodcock!" Example: "Now will that silly woodcock make such a report of what I have said to his chosen friend," observed Sir Robert to his companion when my Lord Cobham was out of hearing[…]
Word: extender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English extend 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 extender From extend + -er. 1. One who extends. Example: The public has learned to accept the services of physician extenders as a substitute for a qualified medical doctor, but the medical profession itself will, I daresay, continue to erect substantial barriers to any policy or effort that directly affects income. Example: [Marc Jacobs] is a colonialist, an extender of brands, and in very good shape. 2. Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material. Example: “Flour” routinely contained crushed stone or gypsum as a cheap extender. 3. Any of various components designed to extend the length of a device. 4. Any substance added to food to bulk it out, with a higher protein content than a filler. Example: Soy protein is used as a meat extender. 5. A runner, or quick-draw. 6. A phrase that extends an expression to include further members of a set, e.g. "and stuff", "or something".
Word: payday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pay + day. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪdeɪ/ 1. The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.
Word: pavlova Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the surname Pavlova, from Russian Па́влова (Pávlova), feminine form of Па́влов (Pávlov), named after Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1881–1931). Australia/New Zealand from circa 1930. Both nations lay claim to origination of the dish and the name. According to research undertaken by the Oxford English Dictionary, however, the earliest known attestation for the term is from New Zealand in 1927. Pronunciation: /pævˈləʊvə/, /pɛvˈlɐʉvə/, /pævˈləʉvə/, /pævˈloʊvə/, /pɑvˈloʊvə/ 1. A meringue dessert usually topped with fruit and cream. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable Example: The pavlova — rich in whipped cream and ice-cream — is a wonderful dessert that should appeal to anyone with a sweet tooth. Example: For a successful pavlova you′ll need a spotlessly clean, dry stainless steel or glass bowl.
Word: pavé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French pavé (“pavement”). Pronunciation: /ˈpæveɪ/, /pɑˈveɪ/ 1. A paved surface, a pavement (now only in French contexts). 2. A setting of gemstones such that no metal is visible, especially when the stones are set very close together. Example: And most recently, Lauren Sánchez Bezos flaunted a massive oval diamond set in a thin pavé band at her wedding in June. 3. Any of various food items having a rectangular shape.
Word: pavé Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French pavé (“pavement”). Pronunciation: /ˈpæveɪ/, /pɑˈveɪ/ 1. To arrange gemstones in jewellery so that no metal is visible, especially when the stones are set very close together.
Word: pav Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of pavilion. 1. Clipping of pavilion. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: “It′s no good hanging around here. I vote we nip round to the back of the pav,” Jennings suggested. “We might be able to see Mr Findlater and wave to him through the window.” They scurried round to the rear of the building where a row of windows overlooked a deserted part of the cricket ground. Example: Up goes the finger and the Dodo snaps to attention, rams the bat under his arm (subaltern with swagger stick) and retreats to the pav with a slowness intended as silent comment on a poor decision.
Word: pav Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of pavlova. Australian from 1966. 1. Clipping of pavlova. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: Bert Sachse experimented for a month to create the perfect pav. Example: I′m totally biased but I think this is the best pav in the world. It also does nothing to clear up the argument that the pav is in fact from New Zealand and not Australia.
Word: pav Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Konkani पाव (pāv) or Marathi पाव (pāv), from Portuguese pão. 1. An Indian-style bread roll. Labels: India
Word: plotz Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Yiddish פּלאַצן (platsn, “to split, crack, burst, explode”). Pronunciation: /ˈplɑts/, /ˈplɒts/ 1. To flop down wearily. Labels: intransitive 2. To faint. Labels: intransitive 3. To fall down dead. Labels: intransitive
Word: harmonize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French harmoniser. By surface analysis, harmony + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑː.mə.naɪz/, /ˈhɑɹ.mə.naɪz/ 1. To be in harmonious agreement. Labels: intransitive Example: This explanation of the clan totem harmonizes with the supposed effect of killing one of the totem species. Example: Late-night disruptions from the previous club repeatedly plagued the neighborhood. Mindful of this experience, we have been anxious to facilitate a new use for the building which would harmonize with the residential character of the area. 2. To play or sing in harmony. Labels: intransitive 3. To provide parts to. Labels: transitive 4. To bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible; to reconcile; juggle. Labels: transitive 5. To provide the harmony for a melody. Labels: transitive
Word: Timothy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle French Timothée, from Latin Tīmotheus, from Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos), from τῑμάω (tīmáō, “to honour”) + θεός (theós, “god”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɪməθi/, [ˈtʰɪməθɪi̯] 1. Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy. 2. A companion of Paul mentioned in the Bible. Example: Unto Timothie my own sonne in the Faith: Grace, mercie, and peace from God our Father, and Iesus Christ our Lord. Example: In a letter to his disciple Timothy, Paul expresses a prohibition against women teaching men, but we know, and he knew, that Timothy was instructed by his mother and grandmother. 3. A male given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints. Example: The name Timothy was an inspiration of Cherry's own. - - - "Now then, TIMOTHY!" and this she said with a rapid forte crescendo movement which made her mother laugh and also with a jerk which spilt the milk on the little one's forehead. "Well, mother," says Cherry gaily, "I've christened him at all events." And Timothy being a distinctive name, and a scriptural one, it was retained as the appellative of this mite, Example: O Timothy Tim / Has ten pink toes, / And ten pink toes / Has Timothy Tim. 4. An unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States; named for early postmaster Timothy Stephens. 5. A rare English surname originating as a patronymic. 6. A surname from Irish, a rare adopted anglicization for Mac Tomaltaigh (“son of Tomaltach”) (Tumulty).
Word: timothy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪməθi/ 1. Timothy-grass (Phleum pratense), native to Europe, but introduced widely and naturalized in US. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Mountain timothy (Phleum alpinum), native to North America. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Grass of other species of genus Phleum. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: geochronometry Part of Speech: noun 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- Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English geochronometry From geo- + chrono- + -metry. 1. the science of the measurement of the age of rocks etc. based on the radioactive decay of naturally occurring isotopes Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: geodynamics Part of Speech: noun 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- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English dynamics English geodynamics From geo- + dynamics. 1. the branch of geophysics that studies the deformation processes of planetary mantle and crust, and the resulting earthquakes and volcanism Labels: uncountable
Word: geodynamo Part of Speech: noun 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 dynamo English geodynamo From geo- + dynamo. Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒiːə(ʊ)ˈdʌɪnəməʊ/, /d͡ʒɪəˈdʌɪnəməʊ/ 1. the mechanism responsible for the generation of the Earth's magnetic field caused by convection and conduction currents in the fluid core