nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: feeder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English feedere, federe, fedare, equivalent to feed + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈfidɚ/ 1. One who feeds, or gives food to another. 2. One who feeds, or gives food to another. Example: Often similes such as 'soft as velvet' or 'fluffy like a cloud' will be employed and the feeder will describe how he feels he can be lost in the enveloping folds of soft flesh. 3. One who feeds, or takes in food. Example: The patch is kind enough, but a huge feeder, Snail-slow in profit, and he sleeps by day More than the wild-cat; […] Example: There are many who are dietarians in theory, but liberal feeders in practice. They suppose or maintain that it is a duty to deny oneself of all luxuries at the table, but practically they take the best that they can get. 4. One who, or that which, feeds material into something (especially a machine). Example: When the claxon sounded they immediately stopped what they were doing and uncovered the Oerlikon. Paddy, who was ammunition feeder, stood by while Jock trained the 20mm gun around. 5. That which is used to feed. Example: bird feeder 6. A tributary stream, especially of a canal. Example: The surface of the Balaton and the surrounding marshes is not less than 24 German square miles, or 384 English square miles; its principal feeder is the Szala, but all the water it receives appears inconsiderable relatively to its superficial extent, and the quantity lost in evaporation. 7. A branch line of a railway. Example: This line, described as a valuable feeder to the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, was opened on July 8, 1836, and superseded the older wagonway. Example: Another factor to be allowed for in establishing the remunerativeness of a service was its value as a feeder to the rest of the system. 8. A transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter. 9. Ellipsis of feeder school. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 10. A feeder ship. 11. A judge whose law clerks are often selected to become clerks for the Supreme Court. Labels: US 12. The pitcher. Labels: archaic, slang 13. A player whose character is killed by the opposing player or team more than once, deliberately or through lack of skills and experience, thus helping the opposing side. Labels: derogatory 14. One who abets another. Labels: obsolete Example: Go with me; if you like upon report The soil, the profit, and this kind of life, I will your very faithful feeder be, And buy it with your gold right suddenly. 15. A parasite. Labels: obsolete 16. Synonym of blower (“fissure from which firedamp issues”).
Word: morally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English morali, moralli, morally, equivalent to moral + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔɹəli/, /ˈmɒɹəli/, /ˈmɑɹəli/ 1. In terms of morals or ethics. Example: Morally, it is a difficult issue to deal with. Example: There is no pressure to leave, Mondelez chief executive Dirk Van de Put admitted last week, claiming that investors did not “morally care” whether companies such as the Chicago-based chocolate maker did business in Russia. 2. In keeping of requirements of morality. Example: to behave morally 3. To all intents and purposes; practically. 4. Used to clarify that a statement is made in analogy, and every detail may not be strictly true. Example: In the short exact sequence 0#92;xrightarrow#123;q#125;A#92;xrightarrow#123;r#125;B#92;xrightarrow#123;s#125;C#92;xrightarrow#123;t#125;0, B is morally A#92;timesC, even if in reality the sequence may fail to split. Example: The data governing the deformations of X then consist of what we call a structure, which is a collection of slabs and walls: these are codimension-one polyhedral subsets of B, contained locally in affine hyperplanes, along with some attached data of a ring automorphism which is used in our gluing construction. This structure has an important tropical interpretation: morally, a structure can be viewed as a union of tropical trees in #92;check#123;B#125; with leaves on #92;Delta.
Word: heated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhiːtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of heat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: heated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈhiːtɪd/ 1. Very agitated, angry or impassioned. Example: a heated argument Example: heated discussion 2. Made warm or hot by some means. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: a heated greenhouse / swimming pool / towel rail
Word: tearjerker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tear + jerker, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance. 1. An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending. Labels: informal Example: Renamed in honor of the tube tearjerker, the work wondrously went on to become the most recognized theme in all of soapdom. Example: The psychologist Paul Rozin lumps tearjerkers with other examples of benign masochism like smoking, riding on roller coasters, eating hot chili peppers, and sitting in saunas.
Word: Fedlimid Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Feidhlimidh. 1. A male given name from Irish, borne especially by a harper and the chief-storyteller in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
Word: generalisation Part of Speech: noun 1. The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: generalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus, generis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin generālisbor. Anglo-Norman generalbor. Middle French generalbor. ▲ Latin generālisder. Middle English general English general 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 generalization From general + -ization. 1. An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A proof, axiom, problem, or definition that includes another's cases, and also some additional cases; a conclusion reached by inferring from specific cases to more general cases or principles. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions.
Word: Snickers Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in 1930, from the name of a favorite horse owned by the Mars family, from snicker (“to whinny”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈsnɪkəz/, /ˈsnɪkəɹz/ 1. A chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, with a peanut, caramel and nougat filling. Example: Over in a corner of the building, amid the packing crates and pallets, the snack bar is doing a land-office business. Burgers, hot dogs, potato chips, Snickerses, some fresh fruit and some tired-looking pastries, soda, and very respectable coffee are being dispensed by a hurried man named Willie and his three female assistants. Example: From his expression, it seemed that the only thing of importance taking place in the room was his deciding between a Snickers and a Babe Ruth!
Word: specimen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin specimen (“mark, sign, example”), from speciō (“observe, watch”). Pronunciation: /ˈspɛsɪmɪn/ 1. An individual instance that represents a class; an example. Example: early specimens of the art of Picasso Example: a specimen of my own handwriting 2. An individual instance that represents a class; an example. 3. An individual instance that represents a class; an example. 4. An individual instance that represents a class; an example. Labels: derogatory Example: such a loathsome specimen of humanity 5. A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis. 6. An eligible man. Labels: humorous
Word: satisfying Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree ▲ Latin satisfacerepcalq. Old French satisfierder. Middle English satisfyen English satisfy English -ing English satisfying From satisfy + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsætɪsfaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack. Example: [T]he Standing Evidences of the Truth of the Goſpel, tho' in themſelves moſt firm, ſolid, and ſatisfying, yet make but faint Impreſſions on the Minds of many Chriſtians; […] Example: As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds. 2. Pleasing to certain sensory channels in neurocognition, especially auditory and tactile ones synesthetically via ASMR. Example: If my girls like something I cooked for them, they don’t exclaim that it is "satisfying." Rather, the kids seem to be using the word this way to refer not to all kinds of sensory experience, but to a subset of them, more often involving sound and touch than sight, smell or taste. And this is not random. […] Quite unconsciously, American kids are transforming the word "satisfying" into a way of being more Jahai-like, more specific, about sensation. Their "Definition 2" usage is giving overt expression to what the pleasures of hearing the gurgling of a bathtub draining and the feeling of popping Bubble Wrap have in common. You may have to work to wrap your head around the likeness between those two sensations, but it makes sense that a language, in this case, English, would develop a way of corralling auditory and tactile satisfaction off from the visual, olfactory and gustatory.
Word: satisfying Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree ▲ Latin satisfacerepcalq. Old French satisfierder. Middle English satisfyen English satisfy English -ing English satisfying From satisfy + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsætɪsfaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of satisfy Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: perry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English perre; from Old French peré; from Vulgar Latin *piratum; from Latin pirum. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɹ.i/ 1. A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: M. Vasse never observed a fatal termination unless in two instances ; in which the persons, adults, had drank perry in large quantity. Example: Perry is less popular than cider, but some consider it superior.
Word: fermented Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fɹ̩ˈmɛntʰəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of ferment Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fermented Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /fɹ̩ˈmɛntʰəd/ 1. Produced by fermentation. Example: During the Goguryeo kingdom (37 B.C. to A.D. 668), the Maek people in the northern Korean Peninsula ate maekjeok, a dish of grilled pork marinated in doenjang, a fermented soybean paste. Years later, maekjeok evolved into neobiani, a dish of broad, thin slices of beef tenderized and grilled over flames. A feature of royal court cuisine during the Joseon dynasty (1392 to 1910), neobiani is considered a predecessor to today’s beloved bulgogi. 2. Of food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation.
Word: alchemical Part of Speech: adj 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 alchēmīabor. Old French alkimieder. English alchemy 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 alchemical From alchemy + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to the medieval chemical science and philosophy of alchemy. Labels: not-comparable Example: [Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes. 2. Of or pertaining to an unexplainable transmutation. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or pertaining to the creation of something special out of a common material. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antimicrobial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + microbe + -ial. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl/, /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/, [ˌɛən.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl], [ˌæn.ti.mʌɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl], /ˌæn.ti.mɑɪˈkɹəʉ.bi.əl/ 1. Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes. Labels: not-comparable 2. Inhibiting the growth of microbes. Labels: not-comparable 3. Preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antimicrobial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + microbe + -ial. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl/, /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/, [ˌɛən.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl], [ˌæn.ti.mʌɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl], /ˌæn.ti.mɑɪˈkɹəʉ.bi.əl/ 1. An agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them). 2. An agent (drug or other substance) that inhibits the growth of microbes but does not kill their whole population. 3. An agent (drug or other substance) that counteracts the pathogenic action of microbes.
Word: RAID Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of Redundant Array of Inexpensive (or Independent) Disks. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 2. Initialism of risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Gondwana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, “Forest of Gondi”). The continent was named after the region in India by Austrian scientist Eduard Suess in 1861. Pronunciation: /ɡɑndˈwɑnə/, /ɡɒndˈwɑːnə/ 1. A region of central India. 2. A southern supercontinent, formed before Pangaea between 600 and 530 million years ago, that included most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Southern Hemisphere. Example: At that time, the Gondwana supercontinent was located at the southern part of the Southern Hemisphere, developed amphibolite metamorphism and formed the united crystalline basement at about 510 Ma.
Word: Gondwanaland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Gondwana + -land, to differentiate it from the region in India of the same name. 1. Gondwana (southern supercontinent) Labels: dated
Word: redundant array of independent disks Part of Speech: noun 1. A system using multiple hard drives for the sharing or replication of data in order to increase data integrity, fault-tolerance or throughput.
Word: green bean Part of Speech: noun 1. The immature pods of any kind of bean plant, eaten as a vegetable. 2. The immature pods of numerous varieties of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris. 3. A Roblox player wearing a green costume, symbolising support for Grow a Garden, a Roblox video game about growing plants. Labels: slang 4. Ellipsis of green bean galaxy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: ramraid Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ram + raid. 1. To break into premises, for the purpose of robbery, by ramming a heavy vehicle through a door, window or wall. Labels: transitive
Word: ramraid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ram + raid. 1. An instance of ramraiding.
Word: green onion Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of spring onion. Labels: Canada, US
Word: habergeon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hauberjoun, from Old French hauberjon, haubergeon, from Early Medieval Latin (h)alsbergum. Pronunciation: /ˈha.bə.d͡ʒən/, /həˈbɜː.dʒən/, /ˈhæ.bɚ.d͡ʒən/, /həˈbɝ.d͡ʒən/ 1. A sleeveless or short-sleeved coat of mail armour (a shorter hauberk). Labels: historical Example: Their mightie ſtrokes their haberieons diſmayld, / And naked made each others manly ſpalles; […] Example: And it came to paſſe from that time forth, that the halfe of my ſeruants wrought in the worke, and the other halfe of them held both the ſpeares, the ſhields and the bowes, and the habergeons, and the rulers were behind all the houſe of Iudah. 2. The quilted undergarment worn under a hauberk. Labels: historical Example: His quilted habergeon stuffed with cotton, gave him, indeed, an exterior almost herculean. What finally became of this brave belligerent I did not learn; but as he was never shy in exposing his person, it is very probable that[…] Example: There would be an iron helmet, with protection for the face given by the hinged vizor; body armour of a mixture of chainmail and plate, worn over a thick padded habergeon of cloth or leather; iron gauntlets. 3. A hauberk, any coat of mail, less commonly even a coat of scale armour. Labels: broadly Example: The defensive armour, or coat of mail of a knight, or man at arms, (also called a hauberk or habergeon,) was[…] Example: The Egyptians wore a kind of tippet, or square piece with a hole in it for the head to pass through, covering the shoulders and breast; this is the hauberk or habergeon. It was of scale armour; and below it, to protect the rest[…]
Word: ramraiding Part of Speech: noun 1. Breaking into premises, for the purpose of robbery, by ramming a heavy vehicle through a window or wall. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ramraiding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ramraid Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: glyptic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪp.tɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to engraving, especially on precious stones. Labels: not-comparable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:glyptic.
Word: gonadotropin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English gonado- Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos)der. Latin tropusder. English -trope English gonadotrope Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in ▲ English gonado- ▲ Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) ▲ Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor. English -tropic ▲ English -in English -tropin English gonadotropin From gonadotrope + -in, or from gonado- + -tropin. 1. Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates.
Word: gonadotrophin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gonadotrophic + -in. Pronunciation: /ɡəʊnadə(ʊ)ˈtɹəʊfɪn/ 1. Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates.
Word: Laurasia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Laurentia + Eurasia. 1. A supercontinent which included most of the landmasses making up today's continents of the Northern Hemisphere. Example: A diverse collection of ankylosaurs once roamed in great numbers across Laurasia — the northern supercontinent that once contained North America and Asia.
Word: desiderata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin. 1. plural of desideratum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lexicology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -logy. Pronunciation: /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/, /ˌlɛksɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/ 1. The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon. Labels: uncountable Example: The fifth is devoted to doctrine; the sixth and seventh to remarks on syntax and lexicology respectively. 2. A specific theory concerning the lexicon. Labels: countable
Word: velociraptor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin Velociraptor genus name, from vēlōx (“swift”) + raptor (“thief”). The application to Deinonychus came about because Gregory S. Paul proposed that Velociraptor and Deinonychus were the same genus and this idea was taken up in the book leading to the Jurassic Park film series. Pronunciation: /vəˌlɒsɪˈɹæptɚ/, /vəˈlɒsɪɹæptɚ/ 1. A small agile dinosaur, of the genus Velociraptor, having sickle-shaped claws. It is also thought to have had a feathered coat. Fossils have been found in Late Cretaceous deposits Mongolia and China (around 75-71 mya). Example: Bipedal hadrosaurs, great hulking lambeosaurs, certain rhino-like ceratopsians and relatives of the velociraptors - all large and probably able swimmers - had the greatest success. 2. Also Deinonychus. Example: This is my favorite velociraptor, and that is saying a lot....That this species is sunk into Velociraptor is rather unfortunate, because the name Deinonychus Ostrom 1969a is a fine one.
Word: menhaden Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Narragansett munnawhatteaug (“they fertilize”), influenced by poghaden. Pronunciation: /mɛn.heɪ.d(ə)n/ 1. Any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait. Example: Divergence of the largescaled menhadens from the small-scaled menhadens resulted either from geographic isolation or different habitat preferences.
Word: megafauna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English fauna English megafauna From mega- + fauna. 1. The large animals of a given region or time, considered as a group. Example: The extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna had ended there long before it had in Europe, and so a "broad spectrum" of food collecting had been going on for some time. 2. A treatise on such a group of large animals.
Word: illuminative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From illuminate + -ive? 1. of, capable of, or causing illumination
Word: rasterize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English raster 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 rasterize From raster + -ize. 1. To convert (an image) into a grid of points, such as a bitmap, for display or printing. Labels: transitive
Word: bitmap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bit + map. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪtˌmæp/ 1. A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits. Example: Using the hardware blitter to move bitmaps from VRAM to VRAM is much faster than moving them from system memory to VRAM.
Word: bit map Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of bitmap. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: warring Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English werrynge. By surface analysis, war + -ing. 1. engaged in war; belligerent Labels: not-comparable
Word: warring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English werrynge. By surface analysis, war + -ing. 1. The act of engaging in war or conflict. Example: Worn out and wearied with the endless warrings of virulent sectarians […]
Word: warring Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English werrynge. By surface analysis, war + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of war Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: recovered memory Part of Speech: noun 1. A repressed memory, sometimes one of sexual abuse.
Word: false-memory syndrome Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of false memory syndrome. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: tic-tac Part of Speech: noun 1. A system of sign language used by bookmakers at racecourses to communicate odds and bets; an associated group of words for each sign. Labels: UK, uncountable
Word: racecourse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From race + course. 1. A course over which races are run. Example: At one point they made a racecourse around the Sepulchre and some, almost in a state of nudity, danced about with frantic gestures, yelling and screaming as if possessed, 2. A racetrack where horse races are run. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK Example: By Savernake the train was 4½min early; we then had the thrill of sweeping through Newbury at 95 m.p.h.—and one wonders if any of the punters on the neighbouring racecourse had any eyes for our flying cavalcade as we swept by, for it was a race day—[...].
Word: odds Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From odd (“uneven, strange”). Pronunciation: /ɑdz/, /ɒdz/ 1. The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning. Example: A thouſand Perſean horſemen are at hand, Sent from the King to ouercome vs all. […] A thouſand horſmen? We fiue hundred foote? An ods too great, for vs to ſtand againſt: […] 2. The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: I looked at the odds given by all bookmakers. 3. An advantage given to a weaker opponent in order to equalize the game when playing casually, usually by removing one of the stronger player's pieces or by giving the weaker player more time. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: She beat me with knight odds but lost with rook odds. Example: The grandmaster gave his opponents significant time odds, of one minute versus ten minutes.
Word: odds Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From odd (“uneven, strange”). Pronunciation: /ɑdz/, /ɒdz/ 1. plural of odd Labels: form-of, plural
Word: probabilities Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɑbəˈbɪlɪtiz/ 1. plural of probability Labels: form-of, plural
Word: repetitive strain injury Part of Speech: noun 1. An injury to muscles and tendons caused by continuous repetitive use of particular muscle groups, especially in one's arms and hands, for example by using a keyboard or mouse, playing a musical instrument or working on an assembly line.
Word: reskill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English skill English reskill From re- + skill. 1. To retrain workers in the skills needed by modern business, especially after redundancy. Labels: ambitransitive Example: In the existing work force also, not only among the new entrants, we are caught up in a treadmill of retraining, reskilling, retooling the current work force for job descriptions that are as narrow and as shortsighted as the ones they have just come from. Example: As the types of skills needed in the labour market change rapidly, individual workers will have to engage in life-long learning if they are to remain not just employable but are to achieve fulfilling and rewarding careers that allow them to maximize their employment opportunities. For companies, reskilling and upskilling strategies will be critical if they are to find the talent they need and to contribute to socially responsible approaches to the future of work. 2. To learn additional skills. Labels: ambitransitive Example: To maintain relevance and sustain marketable skills, IT professionals must reskill and reskill and reskill.
Word: re-skill Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of reskill. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reverse engineer Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of reverse-engineer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reverse engineer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of reverse-engineer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reverse engineering Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one. Labels: uncountable 2. The process of analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one. Labels: uncountable
Word: reverse engineering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reverse engineer Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: revisit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English revisite, from Middle French revisiter and Latin revīsitāre. By surface analysis, re- + visit. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈvɪzɪt/ 1. To visit again. Labels: transitive Example: [W]hat may this meane, / That thou, dead corſe, againe in compleate ſteele, / Reuiſſits thus the glimſes of the Moone, / Making night hideous, and vve fooles of nature, / So horridely to ſhake our diſpoſition, / VVith thoughts beyond the reaches of our ſoules? Example: Thou, Kind Redeemer, toucht to ſee / So ſad a Sight, ſuch moving Miſery, / Didſt ſoon determine to diſpel / Theſe Shades of Death, and Gloom of Hell: / And ſo to reviſit with Thy Heav'nly Light / Loſt Man, bewilder'd in Infernal Night. 2. To reconsider or reexperience something. Labels: transitive
Word: revisit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English revisite, from Middle French revisiter and Latin revīsitāre. By surface analysis, re- + visit. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈvɪzɪt/ 1. An act of revisiting; a second or subsequent visit. Example: On my revisit to the lady, I found her almost as much a sufferer of joy as she had sometimes been from grief […].
Word: ribozyme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of ribonucleic acid + enzyme. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪbə(ʊ)ˌzaɪm/ 1. A fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme.
Word: ringfence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ring + fence. 1. A fence which encircles a large area, or a whole estate, within one enclosure.
Word: ringfence Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ring + fence. 1. To guarantee the safety of funds or investment. In particular, to ensure some degree of distinction for monies, that may provide immunity against untoward financial claims. Labels: transitive 2. To specify that funds may only be used for a specific purpose, especially government funds. Labels: transitive 3. To require workers to remain in (particular types of work), as during wartime. Labels: transitive Example: As on the docks, a wartime Essential Work Order gave the miners a minimum weekly wage and 'ring-fenced' employment in the industry. This constraint was not removed until 1950. Example: Coalmining and agriculture were designated as 'ring-fenced' industries. As in wartime, the ministry was sparing in its use of legal sanctions, preferring to keep these powers in the background as far as possible. But in 1948, the ministry issued 302 directions, 288 of which required people to remain in mining or agriculture.
Word: ringfenced Part of Speech: adj 1. of funds, that may only be used for a previously specified purpose Labels: not-comparable
Word: ringfenced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of ringfence Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ring-fence Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of ringfence. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It also wants to ring-fence NR's [Network Rail's] future funding for the East Coast Main Line improvements in Control Period 7.
Word: ring of steel Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of civil protection (using closed-circuit television, control zones and restricted access) that effectively seals off city centres and financial districts; used in Northern Ireland and the City. Labels: UK
Word: closed-circuit television Part of Speech: noun 1. A system of television cameras, connected by cable to a control room, used for surveillance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Holborn Underground Station, on London Transport's Piccadilly and Central Lines, has been equipped with closed-circuit television to help control passenger movement.
Word: humped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hʌmpt/ 1. past participle of hump Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: humped Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /hʌmpt/ 1. Having a hump or humps, or, in combination, a hump or humps of the specified number or type. Example: a humped cow, a humped curve, a two-humped camel
Word: roadkill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From road + kill. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊdˌkɪl/, /ˈɹoʊdˌkɪl/ 1. The killing of an animal by a road vehicle. Labels: US, uncountable, usually 2. The animal or animals so killed. Labels: US, uncountable, usually Example: The van was heading straight for her and travelling faster and faster by the second. Zoe had to do something or she would be roadkill. 3. A helpless victim. Labels: broadly, uncountable, usually
Word: road rage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: road + rage. First use appears c. 1988 in the Orlando Sentinel. 1. Uncontrollable aggressive behavior by the driver of a road vehicle, especially when caused by stress or frustration. Labels: uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:road rage.
Word: road rage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: road + rage. First use appears c. 1988 in the Orlando Sentinel. 1. To engage in such behavior. Labels: informal, intransitive, transitive
Word: AEA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Association of European Airlines. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Alien Enemies Act. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Part of the "Alien and Sedition Acts," the AEA is the only remaining law from this deeply problematic set of statutes that targeted immigrants under the guise of national security. Example: For now, I am going to go out on a limb and predict a win for the administration in the ongoing round of AEA litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Word: rolling news Part of Speech: noun 1. A 24-hour, continuously updated news service on radio or television. Labels: uncountable
Word: directive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French directif. The noun senses are from French directive (feminine form of the adjective). Pronunciation: /daɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/, /dɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/, /dəˈɹɛk.tɪv/, /dɪˈɹek.tɪv/ 1. That which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide. Labels: not-comparable Example: A directive management style is stronger among owners with 'lifestyle' as a business objective than among those with business/economic objectives. 2. Relating to the directive case. Labels: not-comparable
Word: directive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French directif. The noun senses are from French directive (feminine form of the adjective). Pronunciation: /daɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/, /dɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/, /dəˈɹɛk.tɪv/, /dɪˈɹek.tɪv/ 1. An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal. 2. A construct in source code that indicates how it should be processed but is not necessarily part of the program to be run. 3. An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force. 4. A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation. Labels: European-Union 5. The directive case.
Word: demonocracy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From demono- + -cracy. The second sense is a pun on democracy. First use appears c. 1713. 1. A government by or of (supernatural) demons, such as the government which in some mythologies exists in Hell. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Demonocracy, the Government of Devils ... Example: Thus we see, that while the theological and doctrinal poet inaugurated male supremacy in the person of the godhead in heaven, of humanity on earth, and of demonocracy in hell, so did the philosopher propound the universal prevalence, and irresistable omnipotence, of the male principle throughout the whole of existence. 2. A democracy. (when regarded as resulting in, or being no better than, a government run by figurative demons (i.e., malevolent people), or when otherwise held in contempt). Labels: countable, derogatory, uncountable Example: Tuning in, turning on, and dropping out are the politics of demonocracy, the counsel of despair leaving the field to adversaries, […] Example: 2005-06, Matthew Bellamy, "Assassin", Black Holes and Revelations Oppose and disagree, destroy demonocracy.
Word: tarragon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French targon (cf. modern estragon), from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion, “dragonwort, Dracunculus vulgaris”), from δράκων (drákōn, “dragon, serpent”). Doublet of estragon. Pronunciation: /ˈtæɹəɡɑn/, /ˈtæɹəɡən/, /ˈtɛɹəɡɑn/, /ˈtɛɹəɡən/ 1. A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in a vinegar/oil mixture) used as a seasoning. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Herbs like tarragon are better preserved in vinegar, since tarragon loses its flavor when dried.
Word: tularemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Tulare County, California, where it was discovered, + -emia Pronunciation: /ˌt(j)uːləˈɹiːmɪə/ 1. An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. Labels: uncountable Example: Tularemia, an infectious disease spread by ticks, kills 150 or so people a year in America.
Word: Hegelian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Hegel Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Hegelian From Hegel + -ian. Pronunciation: /heɪˈɡeɪlɪən/, /heɪˈɡiːlɪən/, /hɪˈɡiːlɪən/, /həˈɡeɪli.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to the philosophical system of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831). Example: The Germanic Tribes had told the whole world in all possible tones carrying conviction, the gently persuasive, the coldly logical; in tones Hegelian, Nietzschean, warlike, pious, cynical, inspired, what they were going to do to the inferior races of the earth, so full of sin and all unworthiness. Example: As events such as 9/11, the Afghan and Iraq wars and the 2008 financial crisis took their toll on liberalism’s self-confidence, Fukuyama’s work was denounced as the height of Hegelian hubris.
Word: Hegelian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Hegel Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Hegelian From Hegel + -ian. Pronunciation: /heɪˈɡeɪlɪən/, /heɪˈɡiːlɪən/, /hɪˈɡiːlɪən/, /həˈɡeɪli.ən/ 1. A follower of Hegel's philosophy.
Word: numerology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From numero- + -logy. Pronunciation: /ˌnjuːməˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/, /ˌn(j)u.məˈrɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ 1. The study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers (or the letters of words, represented by numbers) and the character or action of physical objects and living beings. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: All right, everyone, listen up. I’ve gotten a lot of reports of disruptions in the classroom and some satanic numerology shit going on. So I want to remind you this is a Power Christian school, and I am a Power Christian Principal, and we will be PC!
Word: psychoanalysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, after German Psychoanalyse. By surface analysis, psycho- + analysis. 1. A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To be sure, this much I may presume you do know, namely, that psychoanalysis is a method of treating nervous patients medically. Example: Psychoanalysis has sprung many surprises on us, performed more than one volte face before our indignant eyes.
Word: parsley Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English persely, from Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, “parsley”), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”) + σέλῑνον (sélīnon, “celery”). Displaced Old English petersiliġe, which goes back to the same root. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑː(ɹ)sli/ 1. A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually Example: Though the parsley seemed to have died, outside it started to regenerate. New crimped leaves came free from the sprigs and spread. 2. The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Any herb resembling parsley, such as cilantro (Chinese parsley) or chervil (French parsley). Labels: broadly, uncountable, usually
Word: parsley Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English persely, from Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, “parsley”), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”) + σέλῑνον (sélīnon, “celery”). Displaced Old English petersiliġe, which goes back to the same root. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑː(ɹ)sli/ 1. To add parsley to. Labels: transitive Example: Put a layer of mashed potato on one side and also on the other after peppering, salting and finely-chopped parsleying it to taste.
Word: unjustly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From unjust + -ly or un- + justly. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌstli/ 1. In an unjust manner. Example: unjustly punished Example: Nowe is iuſte iuſtice, ſo iotted out of iointe, / That ye here vniuſtely, ſtande at deniall, / To do me iuſtice, and wolde by power ryall: / Directe mine acquitall or condemnacion, / Euen as wyll in both: weith your acceptacion.
Word: unjustified Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + justified. 1. Not justified, having no justification, unwarranted. Example: Near-synonym: unjustifiable Example: the unjustified killing of an innocent 2. Not justified (of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned) Example: unjustified text in a wordprocessor
Word: unjustified Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- + justified. 1. simple past and past participle of unjustify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: knish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish קניש (knish), from Polish knysz and Ukrainian книш (knyš). Pronunciation: /kəˈnɪʃ/, /knɪʃ/ 1. An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough
Word: penology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin poena (“penalty, punishment”) + -ology. 1. Study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Lyndsey Part of Speech: name Etymology: Spelling variant. A less common spelling of Lindsay or Lindsey. 1. A female given name transferred from the surname.
Word: skyr Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Icelandic skyr. Pronunciation: /skɪə/, /skɪər/ 1. A yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine. Labels: uncountable
Word: saman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay saman (“fine, financial penalty”), from English summons. Doublet of summons. Pronunciation: /ˈsaman/, [ˈsa˧man˦] 1. A fine; a monetary penalty imposed for breaking the law. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial, informal Example: I pass thru this gantry at ecp without cashcard. why do i kena saman till $70? Example: Technically parking outside the lot is illegal parking, doesn't matter if you put a coupon. The patrolling wardens can't saman you but parking in washing bay and bike lots are very easy targets for residents to complain about. Because of that no escape from getting saman after a quick call to the hotline. 2. Alternative form of zaman Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rollover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from roll over. 1. The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For Donkey Kong, the rollover on board 117 causes a “kill screen”—Mario is simply not given enough time to complete the level before time runs out. 2. A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “They blink if I step on the brake at the same time, and anybody who don't step on his brakes when he's makin^([sic]) a turn is lookin^([sic]) to do a rollover.” 3. A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Your Web site doesn't have to be full of the latest dropdowns, rollovers, superslick graphics, or Flash videos. 4. A keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The sudden ignition of flammable gases (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A transfer of unused mobile service provider’s (minutes/etc) to carry over and be added to the service plan for future use. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 9. In the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable 10. A target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One thing I hate about some pinball games is that they don't let you know your current objective, what happens when you hit specific targets or rollovers, or what targets you should be aiming for right now.
Word: rollover Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Deverbal from roll over. 1. Misspelling of roll over. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Rubisco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From RuBisCO Pronunciation: /ruːˈbiskoʊ/ 1. An enzyme (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase) which catalyzes both the fixing of atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis (and for a few chemioautotrophic bacteria) and the reverse process of photorespiration. Labels: uncountable Example: To turn light into food takes several steps, but the key is an extremely inefficient enzyme called RuBisCO.
Word: sparticle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From s- + particle. 1. Any subatomic particle predicted by supersymmetry; the boson equivalent of a known fermion. Labels: particle
Word: timeous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From earlier timous, from Middle English tymous, *tymwos, *tymwis (“early”), equivalent to timewise. Cognate with Scots timeous (“timely”). By surface analysis, time + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪməs/ 1. In sufficient time; timely; in (its) proper time or season. Labels: Scotland, South-Africa, especially, not-comparable Example: We sincerely hope, however, that a timeous and speedy adoption of energetic and conciliatory measures will waft such a dreadful calamity far distant from our homes, and restore that confidence in society so necessary for the welfare of a commercial community. Example: Now, the pursuer avers that he sent timeous notice, in terms of the conditions, to the defender, the seller. Be it observed that the words are that the objection must be intimated to the auctioneers not later than 7 p.m. on the following Friday, not that the intimation must be received by them not later than that hour.
Word: saddo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sad + -o. 1. A pathetic or socially inept person; a nerd. Labels: derogatory, informal
Word: spurning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of spurn Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spurning Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who spurns. Example: But what are your foot-ploddings, your ambulating rejoicings, to the free etherealities which our courser's light bound and exultant spurnings of the dull earth bring to the spirit!