nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: peptide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *péťťō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide ▲ German Pepton ▲ Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide From peptone, partially hydrolyzed protein, or German Peptid, from German Pepton, from Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón, “cooked, digested”) derived from πέπτω (péptō, “soften, ripen, boil, cook, bake, digest”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɛptaɪd/ 1. Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond. Such molecules joined into polypeptides and proteins constitute crucial components of living organisms. Example: When it’s digested, its long amino-acid chains are first broken down into smaller fragments, or peptides. It turns out that many hormones and drugs are also peptides, and a number of casein peptides do affect the body in hormone-like ways. 2. The peptide bond itself. 3. Performance-enhancing drugs that contain such molecules, especially particular ones (often synthetically produced) that are claimed by their sellers to bestow amazing health benefits. Labels: euphemistic, usually Example: Please be patient with me, I get hundreds of emails a day in regards to anything fitness related including diet, recipes, eating schedules, work out routines, recommending what peptides to take for what and so on. Example: It truly doesn’t, funny how so many people in this sub keep buying certain peptides for the placebo.
Word: polypeptide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye- Proto-Hellenic *péťťō Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō)bf. Ancient Greek πέπτω (péptō) Ancient Greek πεπτόν (peptón)der. German Peptonbor. English peptone Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide ▲ German Pepton ▲ Latin -idusder. German -id German Peptidbor. English peptide English polypeptide From poly- + peptide. 1. Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds. 2. Any such polymer that is not folded into a secondary structure of a protein. 3. A small protein containing up to 100 amino acids; see also oligopeptide.
Word: actinomycin Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: caryatid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες (Karuátides), plural of Καρυᾶτις (Karuâtis, “a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as bearing-shafts”), from καρυατίζω (karuatízō, “dance the Karyatid festival dance”) from Καρύαι (Karúai, “a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a festival”). Pronunciation: /ˌkɛəɹiˈætɪd/, /ˌkæɹiˈætɪd/ 1. A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. Example: She wore on the top of her head an upright circular cap that made her resemble a caryatid disburdened, and on other parts of her person strange combinations of colours, stuffs, shapes, of metal, mineral and plant.
Word: streptomyces Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. Any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil, several of which produce antibiotics. Labels: uncountable
Word: threonine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From threose. Pronunciation: /ˈθɹiːəniːn/ 1. An essential amino acid C₄H₉NO₃ found in most animal proteins. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: alanine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aldehyde + -anine, in reference to aldehyde, with the infix -an- for ease of pronunciation, when the German chemist Adolph Strecker first synthesized alanine in 1850 by mixing acetaldehyde (then just known as aldehyde) with ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, and hydrochloric acid. Pronunciation: /ˈæləniːn/ 1. A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins Labels: uncountable Example: Potatoes can be a good source of alanine. Example: Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT). 2. A specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid Labels: countable Example: Two alanines are replaced by prolines.
Word: aspargine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of asparagine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: cysteine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An alteration of cystine, see -eine. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪs.təˌiːn/, /ˈsɪs.tə.ɪn/, /ˈsɪs.tiˌiːn/, /ˈsɪs.ti.ɪn/, /ˈsɪs.təˌin/ 1. A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C₃H₇NO₂S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: glutamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gluta- + -amine. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlutəmiːn/ 1. A nonessential amino acid C₅H₁₀N₂O₃ found in most animal and plant proteins. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: glycine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English glycine From Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s, “sweet”) + English -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlaɪˌsin/ 1. A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: proline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)der. German Pyrrolbor. English pyrrole English -olidine English pyrrolidine English proline Short for pyrrolidine. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊliːn/ 1. A nonessential amino acid C₅H₉NO₂ found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: peptide chain Part of Speech: noun 1. a chain of amino acids, linked by peptide bonds, that forms the 'backbone' of proteins
Word: tyrosine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”) + -ine (since first discovered in cheese); surface analysis is approximately tyro- + -ine. 1. A nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: headroom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + room. 1. The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc; room (space) for one's head. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The vertical measurement, top to bottom, for example for clearance under a bridge. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With a rare and beautiful ease one can now ring up a boffin, as I did the other day, and say: "As a price for not opposing our Parliamentary Powers for a new marshalling yard, the Council at X demands that the bridge over X Lane shall have 16 ft. 6 in. headroom. This means steepening our gradient from 1 in 70 to 1 in 65 for half a mile on a 20-chain curve. What difference will this make to the loads of Type "2", "3" and "4" diesels please?". Back comes the answer. Example: The new bridge (6) gives headroom of 13ft at high tide, sufficient for present-day river traffic. 3. The ability of a system to reproduce loud sounds free of distortion; dynamic headroom. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] the difference between signal-to-noise ratio and overload reserve (headroom) as well as noise (safety) margin (footroom). 4. The distance between the actual performance of an algorithm and its maximum possible performance. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Synonym of headspace (“space between the top of the contents of a container and its seal”). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For whole pickles and fruit preserves, leave no less than ½ inch of headroom at the top of the jars […]
Word: dynamic headroom Part of Speech: noun 1. The ability of an amplifier to handle strong signals (or loud sounds) free from distortion. Labels: uncountable
Word: appropinquate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin appropinquāre (“to approach”), from ad- ("towards") + propinquō (“draw near”), verbalization of propinquus (“near”); compare prope ("near"). 1. To approach; to near. Labels: ambitransitive, literary, rare Example: The factor invoked by Kalecki to rationalize the phenomenon, however, appropinquates Sraffa's observations on capital markets. Example: Then thirdly, he [the devil] calumniouſly appropinquated to the Round-heads, but they alſo were buſied about Cheap-ſide Croſſe, ſo that he conſequently ennumerated all into his own Catalogue
Word: bodice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bodies, plural of body (“upper part of a dress”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɒdɪs/, /ˈbɑdɪs/ 1. A corset-like sleeveless overgarment for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves. 2. A blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or similar European folk costume. Example: As she knelt, too, her amber locks fell in rich ringlets about her beautiful head, her innocent bosom palpitated beneath the crimson boddice, and her timid blushes increased the effulgence of her charms. Example: On the cover of the leaflet advertising the Alpenrose Gasthof in Zirl am Gurgl […] there is a decorative picture of a young woman. She is wearing Tyrolese costume: the low-cut white bodice with cross-laced velvet waistcoat, the floral apron and dirndl skirt. 3. The upper portion of a women's one-piece dress, equivalent to a shirt, sometimes specifically excluding the sleeves. Example: Patty said, ‘It’s almost one of those awful parts where a girl is just brought in to stand and look sexy, and not really do anything. I don’t just want to come in wearing a tight open-bodice dress and be an ornament. I’m an actress; I want lines.’ 4. An underbodice: an undershirt for women. 5. An underbodice: an undershirt for women. Labels: archaic
Word: box jellyfish Part of Speech: noun 1. Pacific jellyfish of class Cubozoa.
Word: Coleridge Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊləɹɪd͡ʒ/ 1. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English romantic poet. 2. Coleridge, North Carolina.
Word: brocade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Occitan brocada and Spanish and Portuguese brocado, influenced by French brocart, from Italian broccato, from brocco, ultimately from Gaulish. Pronunciation: /bɹəˈkeɪd/, /broʊˈkeɪd/ 1. A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Madame Legarde, the "glass of fashion and the nurse of form," (alias the most fashionable of milliners,) has comfortably assured me, "that my figure has great merit, and only requires cultivation:" this is to be done by tissues, brocades, and laces, which are now scattered round me in charming confusion. Example: … his desire to stand in brocade and sing Rhadames in Aida was like my eagerness to go far, far beyond fellow intellectuals of my generation who had lost the imaginative soul. 2. An item decorated with brocade. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of several species of noctuid moths such as some species in the genera Calophasia and Hadena Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Other species considered occasional migrants have become established in the UK in recent years, such as the ... sombre brocade, Blair's mocha, Flame brocade, and Clifden nonpareil. 4. A decorative pattern. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: The shrubbery around the cottages is a brocade of lawns and shrubs intermixed, in fancy patterns, with gravel walks, in various directions, which wind into the woods. Example: It is as though the poets and mystics were weaving a colorful brocade of words with the intention to please God and to show His greatness to the world.
Word: brocade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Occitan brocada and Spanish and Portuguese brocado, influenced by French brocart, from Italian broccato, from brocco, ultimately from Gaulish. Pronunciation: /bɹəˈkeɪd/, /broʊˈkeɪd/ 1. To decorate fabric with raised woven patterns.
Word: bodyguard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From body + guard. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒdiɡɑːd/, /ˈbɑːdiɡɑːɹd/ 1. A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.
Word: bodyguard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From body + guard. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒdiɡɑːd/, /ˈbɑːdiɡɑːɹd/ 1. To act as bodyguard for (someone). Labels: transitive 2. To protect (someone or something). Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: The same report, on a news page and not bodyguarded by any news analysis warning, goes on to say that repeated discoveries of cheating and covert activity mean that the credibility of Iran has been harmed.
Word: bramble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English brembel, from Old English bræmbel, from earlier brǣmel, brēmel, from dialectal Proto-West Germanic *brāmil, diminutive of *brām (English broom). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæm.bəl/, [ˈbɹɛəm.bəl], [ˈbɹɛəm.bl̩] 1. Any of many closely related thorny plants in the genus Rubus including the blackberry and likely not including the raspberry proper. Example: The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common. Example: At the same time, the encroachment of vegetation proceeds apace, and broom and brambles have already made portions of the line impassable, even on foot. 2. Any thorny shrub. 3. A cocktail of gin, lemon juice, and blackberry liqueur. 4. The soft fruit borne by the species Rubus fruticosus formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets. Labels: Scotland 5. A collection of mutually touching connected subgraphs, where two subgraphs touch if they share a vertex or each includes one endpoint of an edge.
Word: bramble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English brembel, from Old English bræmbel, from earlier brǣmel, brēmel, from dialectal Proto-West Germanic *brāmil, diminutive of *brām (English broom). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæm.bəl/, [ˈbɹɛəm.bəl], [ˈbɹɛəm.bl̩] 1. To pick or collect blackberries from brambles.
Word: briar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English brere, from Old English brēr [Old Mercian], brǣr (“briar, bramble”); further origin unknown, perhaps related to Old French bruiere (“heather”) (French bruyère). Compare Old Norse brǫrr (“briar”), whence Icelandic brörr. Pronunciation: /bɹaɪə/, /ˈbɹaɪɚ/ 1. Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. Example: Youngthes folke now flocken in every where, To gather May-buskets and smelling brere 2. Anything that is sharp or unpleasant to the feelings. Labels: figuratively Example: ¶ And thou ſonne of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their wordes, though bryars and thornes be with thee, and thou doeſt dwell among ſcorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be diſmayed at their lookes, though they be a rebellious houſe. Example: Rov'd far, and gather'd much : some harsh, 't is true, / Pick'd from the thorns and briers of reproof, / But wholesome, well-digested;[…]
Word: briar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French bruyère, assimilated with Etymology 1, above. Pronunciation: /bɹaɪə/, /ˈbɹaɪɚ/ 1. Tree heath (Erica arborea), a thorny Mediterranean shrub. 2. A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub. Example: Then he put the insulted pipe in his pocket, corked himself up with the immense briar, and sneered at Cripps over the top of it.
Word: infringer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From infringe + -er. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒəɹ/ 1. One who infringes.
Word: klezmer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish קלעזמער (klezmer), from Hebrew כְּלֵי זֶמֶר (kléy zémer, “musical instruments”). Pronunciation: /ˈklɛzmə/, /ˈklɛzməɹ/ 1. A Jewish folk musician. Labels: countable Example: The entire Muzikant family of klezmorim, enough for half a symphony orchestra. 2. A type of popular Jewish folk music especially associated with Ashkenazi cultures. Labels: uncountable
Word: objet trouvé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French objet (“object”) + trouvé (“found”) 1. Synonym of found object.
Word: paleontologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English paleontology 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 paleontologist From paleontology + -ist. 1. One who studies paleontology. Example: An alternative approach is to break down cultures into ab- stract elements and to establish, between elements of the same type in different cultures, rather than between cultures themselves, the same kind of relationships of historical descent and progressive differentiation which the paleontologist sees in the evolution of species. Example: In the late nineteenth century, paleontologists began to catalog the many curious correspondences exhibited by fossils gathered on different continents.
Word: Pilates Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after German physical trainer Joseph Pilates. Pronunciation: /pɪˈlɑːtiːz/ 1. A physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. Labels: uncountable Example: "Watto will spend the entire winter stretching and doing Pilates, and do a hamstring after bending down to pick up his petrol cap after dropping it filling his car at Caltex Cronulla."
Word: cephalagia Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of cephalalgia. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: rickets Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Originally a local name for the disease in Dorset and Somerset, England. Occasionally postulated to be derived from a Dorsetian dialectal term *rucket (“to breathe with difficulty, wheeze”), but the semantic connection is tenuous. See rachitis, but the medical name was chosen purposefully by English physician Daniel Whistler from phonetic similarity to rickets. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪkɪts/ 1. A disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft or weak bones. Labels: uncountable
Word: rickets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ricket Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: brigandish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English brigand Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English brigandish From brigand + -ish. 1. like a brigand or robber
Word: found object Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A calque of French objet trouvé. 1. A natural object, or one manufactured for some other purpose, considered as a work of art. Example: Over a period of years David brought me a series of found objects to use in my work. I treasure those objects too much to use them. Rick Lowe of Project Row Houses [in Houston] has evolved from a young, hard-working artist whose found art is cultural preservation.
Word: found art Part of Speech: noun 1. Art consisting of found objects. Labels: uncountable Example: The fundamental principle of found art is the fact that the source of the esthetic impulse is found not in the objet d'art but in the eye of the beholder of the objet d'art. Example: Found art is created when odd, disparate, unlikely, even long-abandoned castoffs are put together with other similarly unexpected remnants to create something new and, if all goes as planned, lovely.
Word: rescission Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1651, Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō (“to cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“to cut”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈsɪʃən/, /ɹɪˈsɪʒən/ 1. An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The undoing of a contract; repeal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: According to him, they said, "'Resign or we'll fire you.'" Frein resigned and left the school building. However, that same day, he called his union representative, who advised him to withdraw his resignation, which he did, within 24 hours. The school district, however, refused to accept his recission ^([sic]), insisting that Frein was no longer employed by the school district. Example: The House narrowly approved a rescissions package from the White House that aims to cancel billions in unspent funds from the prior fiscal year, much of which would not have been spent otherwise.
Word: rowan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally Scots and northern English, from Middle English ron, rone, compare also Northern English raan, ran. At first referring to its fruits, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse reynir. Also related to Norwegian Bokmål rogn, Danish røn. Ultimately related to the root of red. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊ.ən/, /ˈɹaʊ.ən/, /ˈɹoʊ.ən/ 1. Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan. Example: Among the pines grew rowans hung with scarlet berries, and bilberry bushes whose leaves would be fair game for white moth caterpillars in spring. 2. Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries. 3. wych-elm, Ulmus glabra. Labels: obsolete
Word: rowan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rowen (“aftermath”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rowan Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of roving (“an elongate bundle of fiber”). Labels: Scotland, alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable
Word: rowan Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of rown (“fish-eggs”). Labels: Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland, alt-of, alternative, archaic, countable, uncountable
Word: corymb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the French corymbe, from the Latin corymbus, from the Ancient Greek κόρυμβος (kórumbos). Doublet of corymbus. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɹɪmb/ 1. A cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top. Example: Hoya carnosa (Thick-leaved).—Foliage large, flowers in large drooping corymbs; they are of a pinkish-white colour, and contain, or rather yield, drops of pure sweet honey; hence this fine old plant is known as the Honey plant.
Word: manly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English manli, manlich, manly, from Old English *manlīċ (suggested by adverb manlīċe (“in a way befitting a person; nobly, stately”)), from Proto-West Germanic *mannlīk, from Proto-Germanic *mannlīkaz, equivalent to man + -ly (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Old High German manlīh (“manly”) (whence German männlich), Dutch mannelijk, Old Norse mannligr (“human”) (Danish mandlig, Swedish manlig). Pronunciation: /ˈmænli/ 1. Having the characteristics of a man. Example: what God or Feend, or ſpirit of the earth, Or Monſter turned to a manly ſhape, Or of what mould or mettel he be made, What ſtar or ſtate ſoeuer gouern him, Let vs put on our meet incountering mindes, […] 2. Having qualities viewed as befitting a man; masculine, manful, courageous, resolute, noble. Example: Let's briefly put on manly readiness. Example: Serene and manly, harden'd to sustain / The load of life.
Word: manly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English manli, manlich, manly, from Old English manlīċe, equivalent to man + -ly (adverbial suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈmænli/ 1. In a way befitting a man. Example: [Y]ou will not only confer a favor on them but if appointed will add two Officers to our Army who will fight manly to defend their Country. Example: “[…] Permit me to bandage it, while, at the same time, I tell you how well Hamet did leading the charge.” “Did he?” Eaton questioned. “He did! and he did it manly! Our rightful heir for once behaved more like a ruler than I ever would have imagined. I believe he won quite a few converts this day.”
Word: mademoiselle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French mademoiselle. Pronunciation: /ˌmæ.dəm.wəˈzɛl/ 1. A courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country. 2. A young woman or girl, especially one who is French or French-speaking. Labels: humorous Example: It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well / You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle...
Word: mademoiselle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French mademoiselle. Pronunciation: /ˌmæ.dəm.wəˈzɛl/ 1. To address as mademoiselle. Labels: rare, transitive Example: If not courted by some tall and handsome “Chasseur,” or some crafty little valet who “mademoiselles” her, she almost invariably condescends to notice favourably some dandified linendraper’s assistant, or sixth clerk in an attorney’s office, whom she met one holiday at the Chaumière or at the Ermitage. Example: “And if Edla should have a taste and inclination for a military life, would, Mademoiselle wish to made her a general? or, if she had a particular penchant for anatomy, an anatomical professor? Young ladies belong probably to the St. Simonians, and young ladies like these desire that everywhere in civil life the woman should have the same privileges as the man.” (The President always Mademoiselled me very much when he was displeased with me.)
Word: Droge Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two possible origins: * Borrowed from German Dröge, a nickname of uncertain derivation. * Borrowed from Dutch Droge, a nickname from Middle Dutch drôge (“dry, boring, unfriendly”). 1. A surname.
Word: Rausch Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Rausch. 1. A surname from German.
Word: fashion house Part of Speech: noun 1. a company employed in fashion design; a couturier
Word: vom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of vomit. Pronunciation: /vɒm/ 1. Vomit. Labels: informal, uncountable, usually Example: “Okay, boss. Boss. You're short-circuiting. We wrote great jokes. Stay the course.” “Absolutely. Yeah, you're right. Um... yeah. I'm gonna make a pit stop at the bathroom for a quick vom. And then, yeah, I'll be right back.” “That's my girl!”
Word: vom Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of vomit. Pronunciation: /vɒm/ 1. To vomit. Labels: informal Example: Bogle the diplomat tried to hide the sound of his gagging as he vommed the night away. Example: Then the waft of puke and stale bourbon reaches my nostrils and I get that shorp^([sic]) taste in my mouth that you get when you know you're going to vom.
Word: vom Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Clipping of vomit. Pronunciation: /vɒm/ 1. An exclamation of disgust. Labels: informal Example: Someone brings their cute kid on stage with them, sings with it. Boo, hiss, yuck, vom; cute kids belong at home and in soft-play centres, they have no place on stages. Example: CHRISSY: Gonna show you how to remove soft tissue from the hide. LAURA: Ugh, vom.
Word: hin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hin, from Latin hin, from Hebrew הִין, from Egyptian h:n-nw-w-W22 (hnw, “jar, unit of liquid volume”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɪn/ 1. A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L). Labels: historical Example: 500 shekels of cassia — all according to the sanctuary shekel — and a hin of olive oil. 2. An Ancient Egyptian liquid measure of volume (about 0.48 L). Labels: historical Example: The hin for liquids was subdivided dimidially down to ¹⁄₃₂ = 1 ro.
Word: bein Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English been, beene, bene (“gracious, generous, pleasant”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”), from Proto-Germanic *bainaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit, beat”). Cognate with Scots bein, bien (“in good condition, pleasant, well-to-do, cosy, well-stocked, pleasant, keen”), Icelandic beinn (“straight, direct, hospitable”), Norwegian bein (“straight, direct, easy to deal with”). See also bain. Pronunciation: /biːn/ 1. Wealthy; well-to-do. Example: a bein farmer 2. Well provided; comfortable; cosy.
Word: bein Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English been, beene, bene (“gracious, generous, pleasant”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”), from Proto-Germanic *bainaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit, beat”). Cognate with Scots bein, bien (“in good condition, pleasant, well-to-do, cosy, well-stocked, pleasant, keen”), Icelandic beinn (“straight, direct, hospitable”), Norwegian bein (“straight, direct, easy to deal with”). See also bain. Pronunciation: /biːn/ 1. Comfortably.
Word: bein Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English been, beene, bene (“gracious, generous, pleasant”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”), from Proto-Germanic *bainaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit, beat”). Cognate with Scots bein, bien (“in good condition, pleasant, well-to-do, cosy, well-stocked, pleasant, keen”), Icelandic beinn (“straight, direct, hospitable”), Norwegian bein (“straight, direct, easy to deal with”). See also bain. Pronunciation: /biːn/ 1. To render or make comfortable. Labels: Scotland, transitive 2. To dry. Labels: Scotland, transitive
Word: eyra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Native South American name. 1. A slender, reddish-yellow wild cat (Puma yagouaroundi eyra) ranging from southern Brazil to Texas.
Word: ganga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French ganga, from Catalan ganga. 1. The sandgrouse. Labels: dated
Word: ganga Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of ganja. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: sandur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Icelandic sandur (“sand”). Doublet of sand. 1. A plain created by the outwash of glacial meltwater.
Word: pendulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pendulus (“pendant”), from pendeō (“to hang”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɛndjʊləs/, /ˈpɛndʒʊləs/, /ˈpɛndʒələs/, /ˈpɛndjələs/ 1. Hanging from, or as if from, a support. Example: The prehistorian Andre Leroi-Gourhan has identified it as "a woman holding a bison horn." With her large pendulous breasts, great stomach, and immense hips, this Paleolithic Madonna is of a type found with countless other figurines in excavations from Spain to the Soviet Union. 2. Indecisive or hesitant 3. Having branches etc. that bend downwards; drooping or weeping
Word: SCOTUS Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈskoʊ.təs/ 1. Acronym of Supreme Court of the United States. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: Kirgizstan Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Kyrgyzstan: A country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Federal Reserve Part of Speech: name 1. The Federal Reserve System. Labels: US 2. The Federal Reserve Board. Labels: US 3. The Federal Reserve building.
Word: D and C Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of dilation and curettage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: heliosheath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wél(i)yos Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos) English helio- English sheath English heliosheath From helio- + sheath. 1. A zone between the termination shock and the heliopause, in the heliosphere, at the outer border of the Solar System, where the solar wind is dramatically slower than within the termination shock. Example: We encroach deeper into the furthest extent of the heliosheath, which thins out all the time.
Word: hyperoxaluria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English oxal(ic) Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría)bor. New Latin -ūriabor. English -uria English hyperoxaluria From hyper- + oxal(ic) + -uria. 1. The presence of an excessive amount of oxalic acid or oxalates in the urine.
Word: stratosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French stratosphère, a word coined by its discoverer, meteorologist Léon Teisserenc de Bort. From strato- + -sphere. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹætəsfɪə/, /ˈstɹætəsfɪɚ/ 1. The region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone. Example: Variation in height of the stratosphere (isothermal layer). Example: The mesosphere may be described as the earth's intermediate or middle atmosphere, which separates the thermosphere above from the ozonosphere (or stratosphere) below, both of which are responsible for absorption of most of the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation and preventing it from reaching the earth's surface. 2. Collectively, those layers of the Earth’s crust which primarily comprise stratified deposits. Labels: obsolete Example: So great is the part played by stratified deposits in the structure of the earth’s crust that we might be tempted to speak of the stratosphere of the earth in contradistinction to the scoriosphere of the moon. Example: The stratosphere, or younger sedimentary envelope has been formed almost entirely at the expense of the Sal envelope.
Word: troposphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French troposphère. Equivalent to tropo- + -sphere. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɒpəsfɪə/, /ˈtɹoʊpəsfɪɚ/, /ˈtɹɑ-/ 1. The lower levels of the atmosphere extending from the surface of the Earth or another celestial body up to the tropopause. It is characterized by convective air movements and a large vertical temperature change.
Word: mesosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meso- + -sphere. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛsəʊsfɪə/, /ˈmiː-/, /ˈmɛzoʊsfɪɚ/ 1. The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere. Example: The mesosphere may be described as the earth's intermediate or middle atmosphere, which separates the thermosphere above from the ozonosphere (or stratosphere) below, both of which are responsible for absorption of most of the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation and preventing it from reaching the earth's surface. 2. The lower mantle, a layer inside the Earth.
Word: thermosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English thermosphere From thermo- + -sphere. Pronunciation: /ˈθɜːməsfɪə/, /ˈθɝməsfɪɚ/ 1. The layer of the Earth's atmosphere directly above the mesosphere and directly below the exosphere. Example: The mesosphere may be described as the earth's intermediate or middle atmosphere, which separates the thermosphere above from the ozonosphere (or stratosphere) below, both of which are responsible for absorption of most of the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation and preventing it from reaching the earth's surface.
Word: exosphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exo- + -sphere. Pronunciation: /ˈɛksəʊsfɪə/, /ˈɛksoʊsfɪɚ/ 1. the uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphere 2. an extremely thin atmosphere, as on Saturn's moon Dione Example: "Scientists weren't even sure Dione would be big enough to hang on to an exosphere" ('Cassini Detects Hint of Fresh Air at Dione', , JPL, Mar. 02, 2012)
Word: psychotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Derived in English from psychosis + -tic; compare French psychotique, German psychotisch. Attested from the late 19th century. Compare earlier neurotic. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪˈkɒtɪk/ 1. Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis. Example: Direct evidence on psychotic behavior is the presence of either delusions or hallucinations (without insight into their pathological nature). Example: Increasing data suggests that regular marijuana use in adolescence may also be a risk factor for developing very serious psychotic disorders, especially schizophrenia. 2. Out of control, bizarre, or crazy. Labels: informal Example: Full-bodied tribal rhythms, weird bendy bass lines, screechy high-end guitar melodies, and more psychotic lyrics about "Tension," "Butchers," and "Madness." Example: This had left the mother feeling "psychotic" and "helpless" because she could not change the family, the school, and society that she said had all caused the son harm.
Word: psychotic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived in English from psychosis + -tic; compare French psychotique, German psychotisch. Attested from the late 19th century. Compare earlier neurotic. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪˈkɒtɪk/ 1. A person affected by psychosis.
Word: solar flare Part of Speech: noun 1. A violent explosion in the Sun's atmosphere.
Word: synchronicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From synchron(ous) + -icity. From Jungian psychology in the 1920s. By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -icity; historically, see synchronous § Etymology. 1. The state of being synchronous or simultaneous. Labels: uncountable 2. Coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related; supposedly the result of "universal forces". Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: encumber Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English encombren, from Old French encombrer, from en- + combrer (“to hinder”) (See cumber). By surface analysis, en- + cumber. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkʌmbə(ɹ)/, /ɛnˈkʌmbə(ɹ)/ 1. To load down something with a burden. Labels: transitive Example: In the reverse direction, creature comforts were not closely studied, and the vessel left Antwerp at 1 p.m., to arrive in Harwich at the awkward hour of 2 a.m. The boat train was waiting for the weary stream of passengers, who straggled up George Street, encumbered with luggage, or following burdened porters in the darkness. 2. To restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment. Labels: transitive Example: He [Timothy Forsyte] had never committed the imprudence of marrying or encumbering himself in any way with children. 3. To burden with a legal claim or other obligation. Labels: transitive
Word: exonerated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English exonerated, equivalent to exonerate + -ed. 1. Freed from any question of guilt, acquitted.
Word: exonerated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of exonerate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Cerenkov effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov. Pronunciation: /tʃɛˈɹɛŋkəf ɛˈfɛkt/ 1. The emission of light (Cerenkov radiation) that occurs when a charged particle passes through an insulator at a speed greater than the speed of light in that medium; the characteristic blue glow from a nuclear reactor.
Word: Cherenkov effect Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Cerenkov effect. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Cerenkov radiation Part of Speech: noun 1. Light emitted by the Cerenkov effect. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cherenkov radiation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Cerenkov radiation. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: They were going to remain stealthed, no matter what the cost, and fissile materials exiting Slipspace lit up with Cherenkov radiation—a signal flare to any Covenant ship within light-minutes.
Word: spec Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈspɛk/ 1. Clipping of specification. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial Example: job spec Example: The specs don't say anything about this behavior. 2. Clipping of speculation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial Example: This is told in confidence to the servant-man or woman who opens the door—‘be so good as tell the lady as much,’ says the hawker, ‘for really I’m afraid to carry the goods much longer, and I have already sold enough to pay me well enough for my spec—go, there’s a good girl, tell your missus I have splendid goods, and am willing almost to give them away, and if we makes a deal of it, why I don’t mind giving you a handsome present for yourself.’ 3. Clipping of specialization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 4. Clipping of specialist. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 5. Clipping of special. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 6. Clipping of spectrum. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 7. Abbreviation of specifier. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 8. Clipping of specifier. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 9. Clipping of spectacular mark, a type of catch in Australian rules football. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Word: spec Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈspɛk/ 1. To specify, especially in a formal specification document. Labels: transitive Example: I've found some professional yards want everything specced out completely while a home builder will just do things the way he wants. Example: Could they still include the kinds of playful animations Ballinger had specced now that the scenes were more realistic-looking and less whimsical?
Word: spec Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈspɛk/ 1. Clipping of special Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable 2. Clipping of specified Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable 3. Clipping of speculative Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
Word: specification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French specification, from Medieval Latin specificationem (accusative of specificatio). 1. An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The contractor followed the architect’s specifications. Example: Each computer is built to the customer’s exact specification. 2. An act of specifying. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: on spec Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Clipping of on speculation. 1. In hope of success, using one's best guess. Labels: not-comparable Example: I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better Knowledge, sent to where I met him down the Lachlan, years ago, He was shearing when I knew him, so I sent the letter to him, Just on spec, addressed as follows, “Clancy, of The Overflow”. 2. With the hope of selling it, as opposed to on commission (for hire) or with some other likewise assured outlet for getting paid or reselling. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: I'm writing an article on spec. I hope some magazine will buy it. Example: He bought the land on spec — he thinks it's likely to be rezoned commercial and subdivided.
Word: specifications Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of specification Labels: form-of, plural
Word: specifications Part of Speech: noun 1. A set of requirements defining an exact description of an object or a process. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: couturier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French couture Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -er French -ier French couturierbor. English couturier Borrowed from French couturier. 1. A person who designs haute couture (high fashion). 2. A company that is owned by or employs such a person; a fashion house.
Word: dilation and curettage Part of Speech: noun 1. A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet. Labels: uncountable
Word: genrelization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of genre + generalization. 1. The pigeonholing of people as a result of the genre of music, fashion, or lifestyle to which they adhere. Labels: countable, nonstandard, rare, uncountable 2. The overcategorization of existing genres into subgenres. Labels: countable, nonstandard, rare, uncountable
Word: pigeonholing Part of Speech: noun 1. The classification of disparate entities into narrow and often unfair categories. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pigeonholing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pigeonhole Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: categorization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- Proto-Indo-European *h₂goréh₂ Proto-Hellenic *agorā́ Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreúō) Ancient Greek κᾰτήγορος (kătḗgoros) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορέω (kătēgoréō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek κᾰτηγορῐ́ᾱ (kătēgorĭ́ā)bor. Late Latin catēgoriader. Middle French categorie French catégoriebor. Middle English English category Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English categorize 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 categorization From categorize + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌkæt.ə.ɡɚ.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌkæt.ə.ɡər.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ 1. A group of things arranged by category. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It’s fair to say that Wikipedia has spent far more time considering the philosophical ramifications of categorization than Aristotle and Kant ever did.
Word: subgenre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English genre English subgenre From sub- + genre. 1. One of several categories within a particular genre. Example: You have to give director Colm McCarthy, a Scottish TV veteran making his feature film debut, and writer Mike Carey, adapting his own novel, credit for attempting the seemingly impossible task of doing something new with the zombie subgenre. Example: Black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that typically takes on anti-Christian, satanic and pagan themes.
Word: Gilgamesh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgāmeš), borrowed from Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (ᵈgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/). First attested in 1894. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪl.ɡə.mɛʃ/, /-ˌmɛʃ/ 1. A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh.
Word: beer parlour Part of Speech: noun 1. A bar, selling beer, that has tables where customers may congregate socially. Labels: Canada, Nigeria
Word: beer parlor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of beer parlour. Labels: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative Example: Observational study of alcohol consumption in natural settings: The Vancouver beer parlor. Example: You go to the beer parlor, you know everybody.