nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: footnote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From foot + note. Pronunciation: /ˈfʊtˌnəʊt/, /ˈfʊtˌnoʊt/ 1. A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text. Example: consult the footnotes for more details Example: Above all, the 48-page timetables of the new service, which have been distributed free at every station in the scheme, are a model to the rest of B.R. For the first time on British Railways, so far as we are aware, a substantial timetable has been produced, not only without a single footnote but also devoid of all wearisome asterisks, stars, letter suffixes and other hieroglyphics. 2. An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related. Labels: broadly Example: a mere footnote in history Example: If we are another footnote to Plato, Plato was himself already a footnote to still earlier footnotes, in an endless chain of footnotes to footnotes 3. A qualification to the import of something.
Word: footnote Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From foot + note. Pronunciation: /ˈfʊtˌnəʊt/, /ˈfʊtˌnoʊt/ 1. To add footnotes to a text. Example: She does everything she does with a kind of terrifying thoroughness, footnoted and bibliographied, as it were, down to the smallest detail.
Word: laughed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /læft/, /lɑːft/ 1. simple past and past participle of laugh Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: getting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of get Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: getting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/ 1. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With all thy getting, get understanding. 2. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She was always considering how to increase her "gettings," but she never gave a thought as to how she might save them.
Word: hearth and home Part of Speech: noun 1. Traditional family values and home life. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Much as advertisers do today, some railways tried to sell the idea of returning to the hearth and home for a 'traditional' Christmas.
Word: hearths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hearth Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Fran Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /fɹæn/ 1. A diminutive of the female given names Frances and Francine. 2. A diminutive of the male given name Francis.
Word: distributing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtɹɪbjutɪŋ/, /ˈdɪstɹɪbjutɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of distribute Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: knows Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /nəʊz/, /naːz/, /noʊz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of know Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person 2. All persons, singular and plural, present form of know. Labels: nonstandard Example: I knows just what they knows.
Word: knows Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nəʊz/, /naːz/, /noʊz/ 1. plural of know Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Vishnu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit विष्णु (viṣṇu). Pronunciation: /ˈvɪʃnu/ 1. One of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most venerated god in Hinduism. Labels: Hinduism 2. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: looks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /lʊks/ 1. plural of look Labels: form-of, plural
Word: looks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /lʊks/ 1. One's appearance or attractiveness. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: His charm and good looks accounted for much of his popularity in the polls.
Word: looks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /lʊks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of look Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tried Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English tried, tryed, equivalent to try + -ed. Pronunciation: /tɹaɪd/ 1. Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable. 2. Put on trial, taken before a lawcourt.
Word: tried Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tried, tryed, equivalent to try + -ed. Pronunciation: /tɹaɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of try Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The boy became volubly friendly and bubbling over with unexpected humour and high spirits. He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. Nobody would miss them, he explained.
Word: walked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɔːkt/, /waːkt/, /wɔkt/, /wɑkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of walk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: volunteers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /vɑlənˈtɪɹz/, /vɒlənˈtɪəz/ 1. plural of volunteer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trying Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From try + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/, /ˈtɹɑjɪŋ/ 1. Difficult to endure; arduous. Example: "Do you not find," he said, "that with your short sight it is a little trying to do so much typewriting?" Example: Troutbeck is a tiny village midway between Penrith and Keswick in a very sparsely populated part of Cumberland, and it used to be said by facetious travellers that the reason why it ever had a station at all was to give the engine a rest after it had struggled up the long and trying incline from Threlkeld. 2. Irritating, stressful or bothersome.
Word: trying Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From try + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/, /ˈtɹɑjɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of try Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: trying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From try + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/, /ˈtɹɑjɪŋ/ 1. The act by which one tries something; an attempt. Example: In a variety of places, O'Shaughnessy argues that there is an internal relation between trying and the events that tryings produce. For example, he argues that tryings are not independently specifiable except as would-be causes of physical events. Example: When I write with others, the pauses and manyfold attempts to get at an idea mirror the cadence of a conversation or the tryings of finding a word that evades the tongue. That searching is such a beautiful thing.
Word: tears Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tɪɹz/, /tɪəz/, /tiːɹz/ 1. plural of tear (“liquid from the eyes”) Labels: form-of, plural 2. Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.
Word: tears Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tɪɹz/, /tɪəz/, /tiːɹz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tear Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tears Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /tɪɹz/, /tɪəz/, /tiːɹz/ 1. Ellipsis of in tears (“laughing; in disbelief”) Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Tears man genuinely the worst romance manga I’ve ever laid eyes upon😭😭😭
Word: tears Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tɛɹz/, /tɛəz/, /teːɹz/ 1. plural of tear (“rip”) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tears Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tɛɹz/, /tɛəz/, /teːɹz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tear Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fellows Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɛloʊz/, /ˈfɛləʊz/ 1. plural of fellow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fellows Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɛloʊz/, /ˈfɛləʊz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fellow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Voltaire Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Voltaire. The surname is mostly found in Haiti. Pronunciation: /vəʊlˈtɛə(ɹ)/, /voʊlˈtɛɹ/ 1. A surname from French. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A pen name of the French philosopher François-Marie Arouet. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: smiled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /smaɪld/ 1. simple past and past participle of smile Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Aristoteles Part of Speech: name Etymology: Via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs). 1. A lunar impact crater. 2. Alternative form of Aristotle. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: filename Part of Speech: noun Etymology: file + name Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ.əl.neɪm/ 1. The name assigned to a file in a file system. Example: Holonyms: filespec, pathname Example: Meronyms: filename extension, extension
Word: remarked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmɑɹkt/, /ɹɪˈmɑːkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of remark Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: remarked Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmɑɹkt/, /ɹɪˈmɑːkt/ 1. conspicuous; marked 2. bearing a remark, as an etching
Word: firebrick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fire + brick. 1. a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming. Example: Eastleigh Locomotive Works: Layout and functions of shops [...] Brick Shop: Manufacture of firebricks. 2. The X11 color name of RGB hexadecimal value #B22222.
Word: exclaimed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɛkˈskleɪmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of exclaim Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mutagenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English muta- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English mutagenic From muta- + -genic. 1. Capable of causing mutation. Example: Would it help to say that we misunderestimated the effects of Frankenfood and mutagenic smog, to speculate that amid all our infornography and anticipointment, some crisitunity slumbered unnoticed in a roadside motel? 2. Relating to mutagenesis. Example: For the antimutagenicity evaluation, the same doses of CPN employed in the mutagenic evaluation were co-treated with their respective positive controls.
Word: watched Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɑt͡ʃt/, /wɒtʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of watch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: watched Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /wɑt͡ʃt/, /wɒtʃt/ 1. Wearing a watch. Labels: not-comparable Example: Passing the third checkpoint, the third smiling [sic] state policeman, a fellow by the name of R. C. Anderson, raises his big silver-watched wrist and touches the brim of his gray felt Stetson (yes, he does) as one faintly remembers Wendell Corey once doing from high on a Canadian Mountie snow peak overlooking something like a distressed Linda Darnell. Example: Conrad Scott then grabbed Senator Moss’s watched wrist and thrust it into the air, allowing the crowd to exercise their delirium one last time. 2. Monitored. Labels: not-comparable Example: You would certainly think the watched quantum pot would also boil. It turns out, because of the vigilant observations, the transition never occurs; the watched quantum pot never boils. Example: The upper bound only needs to be updated when one of the watched M variables is assigned to false.
Word: nearer Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈnɪəɹə/, /ˈnɪɹɚ/, /ˈnɪəɹə(ɹ)/, /ˈniɹə(ɹ)/, /ˈniəɹə/ 1. Less distant; comparative form of near: more near. Example: There are two pubs in the town; the nearer one is about a five-minute walk away.
Word: nearer Part of Speech: prep Pronunciation: /ˈnɪəɹə/, /ˈnɪɹɚ/, /ˈnɪəɹə(ɹ)/, /ˈniɹə(ɹ)/, /ˈniəɹə/ 1. Closer to. Example: I'd like to live nearer the office. Example: I’ll tell you nearer the time what to do.
Word: sippy cup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Diminutive of sip with -y, and cup. 1. A spill-proof cup for toddlers. Example: I put the nipple of the sippy cup in her mouth, and she blocks it with her clenched teeth and whips her head to the side.
Word: Divine Liturgy Part of Speech: noun 1. The Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic eucharistic service.
Word: traduces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of traduce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: exclaim Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclāmō, exclāmāre (“call out”), from ex- + clāmō (“to call”). Pronunciation: /ɛkˈskleɪm/, /ɪkˈskleɪm/ 1. To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion. Labels: intransitive Example: I am a soldier, and unapt to weep, Or to exclaim on fortune’s fickleness. Example: Very grave and good Women exclaimed against Men who begot Children and then disowned them. 2. To say suddenly and with strong emotion. Labels: transitive Example: Must she be forc’d, t’exclaime th’iniurious wrong? Offred by him, whom she hath lou’d so long? Nay, I will tell, and I durst almost sweare, Edward will blush, when he his fault shall heare. Example: […] her aunt, after having stared at me a good while with a look of amazement, exclaimed, “In the name of heaven! Who art thou?”—
Word: exclaim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclāmō, exclāmāre (“call out”), from ex- + clāmō (“to call”). Pronunciation: /ɛkˈskleɪm/, /ɪkˈskleɪm/ 1. Exclamation; outcry, clamor. Labels: obsolete Example: Foul devil, for God’s sake, hence, and trouble us not; For thou hast made the happy earth thy hell, Fill’d it with cursing cries and deep exclaims. Example: Oh fortune, thou’rt not worth my least exclame [...].
Word: distinguo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin distinguō (“to distinguish”). 1. A distinction. Example: We are told that the lady was silenced: yet it could be maintained that Jane Austen has not allowed Bingley to put forward the full strength of his position. He ought to have replied with a distinguo.
Word: distingue Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French distingué. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtæŋɡeɪ/, /dɪstæŋˈɡeɪ/ 1. Fashionably distinguished or elegant; having an air of superiority. Example: By the time the blue dress was tried on, Madame Cie had, with the aid of a few pins, plaits, and a bow of blue ribbon, transformed the half-lace shawl into one of the smartest and distingué things imaginable; but when the bill came in at Christmas, for that five minutes' labor and distingué touch, she charged one pound eight. Example: And she likes you so much, and thinks you so accomplished and distingué-looking, and was just as set as I was to have you for best man.
Word: Disney Part of Speech: name Etymology: English surname of Norman origin, from Old French de (“of, from”) + Isigny (a place in Calvados). For the placename, see Isigny-sur-Mer. In modern use, it is also derived from the name of Walt Disney, whose surname has the aforementioned origin. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪzni/ 1. A surname from Old French. 2. The Walt Disney Company, named after Walt Disney. Example: Have you seen Disney's latest film? 3. Any of the theme parks and vacation resorts operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. Labels: informal Example: We went to Disney with the kids this summer. Example: And they included children down the seashore, they included going to the mountains; our first Disney child was not until 1978, no, ’77. […] I mean, when you say to somebody, “I’m going to give you a trip to Disney,” or “I’m going to buy you a Cabbage Patch doll,” and we’re doing this for you for absolutely nothing, that’s a reward in itself. 4. A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Wesley E. Disney.
Word: fishmeal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fish + meal. 1. Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The farmer supplemented the grain with fishmeal to increase the protein content of the cattle's diet.
Word: sea bird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + bird. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːbɜː(ɹ)d/ 1. Alternative spelling of seabird. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: linsey-woolsey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Diminutive of linen and wool. See -y, -ey. 1. A fabric made of both linen and wool. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I had as lieue haue no ſunne, as haue it ſhine faintly, no fire, as a ſmothering fire of ſmall coales, no cloathes, rather then vveare linſey vvolſey. 2. Worthless material; nonsense; gibberish. Labels: archaic, countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: [W]hat linsey-woolsey hast thou to speak […]
Word: linsey-woolsey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Diminutive of linen and wool. See -y, -ey. 1. Mean; shoddy; of unsuitable composition.
Word: Sudetenland Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Sudetenland, named after the Sudeten mountain range, but encompassing a far greater area. Pronunciation: /suˈdeɪ̯tənˌlænd/ 1. The northern, southern, and western border areas of former Czechoslovakia, which (until 1945) were inhabited mainly by German-speakers Labels: historical
Word: tetanus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin tetanus, from Ancient Greek τέτανος (tétanos), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛt.ən.əs/, /ˈtɛt.nəs/ 1. A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Compared to 290 children with TQQ negative, CWDs were significantly less likely to receive antenatal care (P=0.003), to get a maternal tetanus shot during antenatal care (P=0.004) and to receive full vaccination (P=0.01). 2. A state of muscle tension caused by sustained contraction arising from a rapid series of nerve impulses which do not allow the muscle to relax. Labels: countable, usually Example: We first saturated LTP in one pathway by applying repetitive tetani that had no effect on the control pathway […]
Word: toh Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Hokkien 倒 (tó, “to fall down, to collapse, to go bankrupt”). Pronunciation: [t˭o˦˨] 1. To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion. Labels: Singlish, intransitive, invariable Example: Wa I want Toh already Example: If it toh, short term the mkt [market] will be scare sh1tless, but i dont think there will be a domino effect 2. To die, to drop dead. Labels: Singlish, intransitive, invariable
Word: boh Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative. See boo. 1. An exclamation used to startle or frighten. Example: In our childhood, our mothers' maids have so terrified us with an ugly devil having horns on his head, […] whereby we start and are afraid when we hear one cry, Boh!
Word: mulligan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested since the 1930s in the sense “chance to re-take a golf stroke”; probably from the name Mulligan, after a golfer who replayed a stroke. See Wikipedia for more information. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌlɪɡən/ 1. Ellipsis of mulligan stew. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: "I've got a mulligan on the stove upstairs," grinned Sloan, getting out of his chair. Example: Another afternoon Dove jungled up with four others beside a creek.[…] A couple of the boys got a mulligan going. Dove lay naked in the creek smoking a cigarette and smelling the mulligan. 2. An unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awry. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If you lose your drive in the water, take a mulligan and try again. 3. An opportunity (sometimes penalized) for a player to reshuffle their cards and draw a new initial hand at the beginning of a game. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Pokemon has a mulligan rule: if you have no Pokemon in your opening hand, you show it to your opponent and redraw. You may also take a mulligan, I believe, if your opening hand has no basic power cards. Example: April 1997 introduced the modern 'Paris mulligan' rule; previously a mulligan required either all land or no land in the hand and could be taken only once, now the mulligan can be taken as many times as desired with any hand, but reduces starting hand size by one each time the mulligan is taken. 4. A second chance. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: Don't do poorly in your first interview; you won't get a mulligan. Example: It was a low moment when he lost to a smooth-talking Southern smart-ass like Bill Clinton—good thing he got a mulligan, sort of, when Georgie ran.
Word: scurvy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English scurvi, scurvy, variants of scurfi (“having scurf, scabby”), from scurf (“skin disease causing scabs or scales; flakes of skin that fall off due to a skin disease, etc.”) + -i (suffix forming adjectives). Scurf is derived from Old English scurf, from Proto-Germanic *skurf- (“to gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off, sever; to divide, separate”). By surface analysis, scurf (“skin disease; flakes of skin that fall off due to a skin disease; crust-like formations on the skin”) + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives). The noun is derived from the adjective. It was used to translate the similar-sounding Dutch scheurbuik, French scorbut, Middle Low German schorbūk (“scurvy (disease)”), etc. Pronunciation: /ˈskɜːvi/, /ˈskɜɹvi/ 1. Affected or covered with scurf (“skin disease causing flakes of skin to fall off”) or scabs; scurfy, scabby; also, of or relating to a skin disease causing scurf or to scurvy (noun sense 1). Labels: obsolete Example: Some wenches come vnlased, / Some hyswyues come vnbrased, / Wyth theyr naked pappes, / That flappes and flappes; / […] / A sorte of foule drabbes / All scuruy with scabbes: […] Example: The bran of VVheate boiled in ſharpe vineger, and rubbed vpon them that be ſcuruie and mangie, easeth the partie very much. 2. Of growths on plants: resembling scurf; scurfy. Labels: broadly, obsolete 3. Of a person or thing: disgustingly mean; contemptible, despicable, low. Labels: archaic, figuratively Example: a scurvy knave a scurvy trick Example: Iſt not a ſcuruie ieſt, that a man ſhould ieſt himſelfe to death. 4. Of the way someone is treated: poor, shabby. Labels: archaic, figuratively
Word: scurvy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English scurvi, scurvy, variants of scurfi (“having scurf, scabby”), from scurf (“skin disease causing scabs or scales; flakes of skin that fall off due to a skin disease, etc.”) + -i (suffix forming adjectives). Scurf is derived from Old English scurf, from Proto-Germanic *skurf- (“to gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off, sever; to divide, separate”). By surface analysis, scurf (“skin disease; flakes of skin that fall off due to a skin disease; crust-like formations on the skin”) + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives). The noun is derived from the adjective. It was used to translate the similar-sounding Dutch scheurbuik, French scorbut, Middle Low German schorbūk (“scurvy (disease)”), etc. Pronunciation: /ˈskɜːvi/, /ˈskɜɹvi/ 1. A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes; (countable, obsolete) an occurrence of this disease. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Our legs now vs deceiue, / ſwolne euery ioint withall, / With this diſeaſe, which, by your leaue, / the Scuruie men doe call. Example: [H]ee will go to the ſea, and teare the gold out of the Spaniards throats but he will haue it, byrlady when he comes there, poore ſoule hee lyes in brine in Baliſt, and is lamentable ſicke of the ſcuruies; […] 2. A contemptible or despicable person. Labels: countable, derogatory, figuratively, usually Example: Row, row you scurvies, / She'll have us boiled in oil. / Move, move those creaking oars, / until you reach Cape soil. Example: Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Avast! There be no treasure on this island, just a bunch of googly-eyed, synthetic scurvies staging a bastardized retelling of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson adventure. 3. A cattle disease, perhaps affecting the skin. Labels: broadly, obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: sputum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, from Latin sputum (“that which is spit out, spittle”), from spuere (“to spit”). Pronunciation: /ˈspjutəm/ 1. Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the early 1890s the work in the laboratory consisted of postmortems, urinalyses, and examination of sputums. Example: At the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the boy’s sputum sat for a month, waiting for its turn in a slow process of antibody-matching analysis.
Word: BRACC Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Base Realignment and Closure. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: aud. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of auditorium. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of audience. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: aud Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əʊd/ 1. Alternative form of auld. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aud Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɔːd/ 1. Clipping of audience. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial Example: […] the show is done in an impossible studio, with about 40 folding chairs jammed in one corner for the aud, and there is a constant racket. Example: Decidedly for adult auds, the pic has definite specialized appeal outside France and should broaden the director's commercial rep and prestige.
Word: avg. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of average. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: rheum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English reume, rewme, from Anglo-Norman reume, from Late Latin rheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, humour”). Doublet of stream. Pronunciation: /ɹuːm/ 1. Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. Labels: uncountable Example: You that did voide your rume vpon my beard, / And foote me as you ſpurne a ſtranger curre / Ouer your threſhold, […] Example: [T]thronging theaters of people (as well Aliens as Engliſhmen) hiued thither about the ſelling of fiſh and Herring, from Saint Michael to Saint Martin, and there built ſutlers booths and tabernacles, to canopie their heads in from the rhewme of the heauens, or the clouds diſſoluing Cataracts. 2. Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And not as ſome yeeres ſince, I ſaw a Deane of S. Hillarie of Poictiers, reduced by reaſon and the incommoditie of his melancholy to ſuch a continuall ſolitarineſſe, that when I entered into his chamber he had never remooved one ſteppe out of it in twoo and twenty yeares before: yet had all his faculties free and eaſie, onely a rheume excepted that fell into his ſtomake. 3. Tears. Labels: countable, poetic, uncountable Example: Rich. And ſay, what ſtore of parting tears were ſhed? / Aum. Faith none for me: except the Northeaſt wind / Which then grew bitterly againſt our face, / Awak’d the ſleepie rhewme, and ſo by chance / Did grace our hollow parting with a teare.
Word: rheum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of rheumatologist. Pronunciation: /ɹuːm/ 1. Clipping of rheumatologist. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: […] the other rheumatologist in the practice I saw after that first meeting was irritated because my history was completely wrong. Not [irritated] at me, [but] the other rheum. […] I had to switch rheums at one point due to insurance problems. […] Thank god my good rheum’s office sorted out the insurance.
Word: int Part of Speech: adj 1. Clipping of intermediate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable 2. Clipping of international. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable 3. Clipping of interior, describing the location of a shot in a film script, etc. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
Word: int Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of integer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable 2. Clipping of intelligence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
Word: int Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Apparently a back-formation from inting, which is a shortening of intentional / intentionally feeding. 1. To die intentionally in a match by having oneself slain by enemy characters or structures so as to give resources to the opposing team Labels: intransitive Example: 2017 The difficulty in banning the ‘most toxic League of Legends player in North America’ Tyler’s signature crime was his habit of intentionally feeding or “inting” in ranked matches. Example: 2018 Riot Games Comments on Intentional Feeding Sion Strategy Inting, or intentional feeding, is one of the greatest sins in League of Legends. This strategy, apparently discovered by a player named MidLanerFromHell, uses Sion as a turret destroyer above all else, even sacrificing himself in the name of base destruction. 2. To make a bad play, even if it's unintentional. Labels: intransitive Example: Sorry guys, I inted. I thought I could get the kill and then get out. 3. To ruin a match or a specific part of a match by intentionally or unintentionally dying or making bad plays Labels: transitive Example: Why are you inting my lane? Example: I know this guy. He recently inted my diamond promos (promotional games to the diamond tier). 4. To make someone lose a match by (mostly) intentionally or unintentionally dying Labels: transitive Example: Whenever I meet him again, I will gladly int him.
Word: int Part of Speech: contraction 1. is not; isn't Labels: Yorkshire, colloquial, contraction Example: In't it ready yit?
Word: Med. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of mediator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: stocky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English stocky From stock + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈstɒki/, /ˈstɑki/ 1. Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact. Example: The girl in the robe is still performing her transaction behind the counter. The transcatee is a stocky Spanish-speaking woman in an orange dress.
Word: MEd Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Master of Education. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FedEx Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of federal + express; abbreviated from the company’s former name, Federal Express. 1. FedEx Corporation, a package express company.
Word: FedEx Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of federal + express; abbreviated from the company’s former name, Federal Express. 1. To send a package or letter by FedEx, or a competitor. Labels: transitive Example: Has he considered disconnecting his modem and Fedexing it to himself overnight, as some digital addicts say they have done? Example: Writers on assignment were encouraged to FedEx luggage to their destination, rather than schlep it on the plane.
Word: AmEx Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the initial syllable of each word. 1. Abbreviation of American Express. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: The stock is up more-than 45% this year, putting AmEx slightly ahead of Goldman Sachs (GS). Like Goldman and other top financial stocks, Amex has thrived during the past few months as the economy has roared back to life following the brief Covid recession last year and consumers started spending again.
Word: HazMat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hazmat. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: DefCon Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdɛfkɒn/, /ˈdɛfkɑn/ 1. Alternative form of DEFCON. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: DQ Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌdiː ˈkjuː/ 1. Abbreviation of disqualify/disqualified. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: DQ Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌdiː ˈkjuː/ 1. Initialism of drama queen . Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Abbreviation of disqualification. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: DQ Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌdiː ˈkjuː/ 1. Initialism of Dairy Queen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Dragon Quest. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GD Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of goddamn. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, euphemistic, initialism, not-comparable
Word: GD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of gain of deiodinases: the sum activity of peripheral deiodinases. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of goal defence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of gender dysphoria. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of German agent D (US designation for the nerve gas soman). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Geometry Dash. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: Quetzalcoatl Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl (literally “quetzal-feather snake”). Pronunciation: /ˌkɛt.səl.kəʊˈæt.əl/, /kɛtˌsɑl.koʊˈɑːt.əl/ 1. The Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations.
Word: Atty Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of attorney. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: AWIM Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of assault with intent to murder. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: b/c Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of backward compatibility. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: b/c Part of Speech: conj 1. Abbreviation of because. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: cert Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of cert.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cert Part of Speech: noun 1. Certificate. Labels: informal Example: I bought some gift certs for my family for Christmas. 2. A certainty; something guaranteed to happen. Labels: informal
Word: cert. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of certified. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: cert. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of certainty. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of certiorari. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: crim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping. Pronunciation: /kɹɪm/, [kʰɹ̠̊ɪm] 1. A criminal. Labels: Australia, UK, informal Example: We were the happiest, cheeriest bunch of crims in the whole prison. Example: Are the crims running Wentworth? Woman found murdered in Wentworth Correctional Centre. 2. A criminology student Labels: Philippines
Word: civ Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of civil. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: civ Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of civilisation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: FCU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of federal credit union. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of fare construction unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism 3. Initialism of fuel control unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: cust Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of custody. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of customer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: Try explaining about those tabs with the little dots to a cust who doesn't know which web browser they use.
Word: custody Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). Doublet of custode. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌstədiː/ 1. The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The court awarded custody to the child's father. Example: The mother gained custody of the children. 2. Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management. 3. The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: He was mistreated while in police custody. Example: Original petition for writ of habeas corpus to obtain release from custody under sentence to five years imprisonment for aiding coprisoners in endeavors to escape from jail. 4. An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The Custody of the Holy Land includes the monasteries of Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem.
Word: DOM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of date of marriage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of dirty old man. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of dissolved organic matter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Acronym of Document Object Model. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: The same applies to DHTML. Why can't anyone agree on a single standard? Probably because Micro$oft wants to retain a desktop monopoly in the face of superior technology avaialable on other platforms. Even on Windows, Netscape and IE use different DOMs. 5. 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine, a psychedelic and a substituted amphetamine. 6. Initialism of disk on module. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DOF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Department of Finance. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DOF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of date of filing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of depth of field. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of degree(s) of freedom. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Dx Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of diagnose or diagnosis, formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Hx (“history”). 1. Abbreviation of diagnosis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Dx Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Abbreviation of diagnose or diagnosis, formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Hx (“history”). 1. To diagnose. Example: I was Dx'd with ADHD ten years ago.
Word: Dx Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of developer experience. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: dx Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Dx (“diagnosis”). Labels: alt-of
Word: dx Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative letter-case form of Dx (“to diagnose”). Labels: alt-of
Word: NPS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Park Service. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of National Prosecution Service. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NPS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of nail-patella syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of new psychoactive substance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of nuclear power station. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: NPS Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of no personal service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of not personally served. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NOH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of notice of hearing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: OC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of original content. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of original character. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable Example: One point that almost always seems to be overlooked every time the Mary Sue issue comes up is that #*not* all original characters are Mary Sues. Although there are those who think OCs should be kept out of fanfic, it is possible and acceptable to write OCs into your stories without deifying them. Example: Too often an OC tends to slip into a Mary Sue mould, but if it's well written, I have no problems with an OC as a protagonist of a fic. 3. Initialism of out of character. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Officer of the Order of Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Initialism of Officer Commanding. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of office consultation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of office conference. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of organizing committee. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The union staff person works with the OC to assist in training, education, leadership development, etc. 9. Initialism of oleoresin capsicum. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 10. Initialism of organizational climate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 11. Initialism of overclock. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 12. Initialism of open captioning. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: OC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Old Chinese. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Orange County. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of OxyContin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
Word: OC Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of obsessive-compulsive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of on camera. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: OC Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of of color. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: off. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of office. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of offence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of offender. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Pet. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Peter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: y/o Part of Speech: phrase 1. Abbreviation of year(s) old. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of yarnover. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: m/o Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of month(s) old. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: baby Jackie is 5 m/o 2. molar percent (percentage calculated by relative molarity [number of atoms or molecules]) Example: explosive limits for mixtures of [...] 91.9 m/o chlorine and 8.1 m/o hydrogen
Word: tx Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of telephone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of treatment or therapy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. Abbreviation of transplant. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable Example: Also, a successful transplant is considered a tx (tx=transplant) that lasts 1 year or more. There are some people out there who have had their tx for over 20 years, and they are becoming more common. Example: It's very good to know what is happenning^([sic]) to our tx friends... […] I don't understand why, but my daughter, who had a liver tx on 1988, lives almost like everybody here and, God bless, she has no problems. 4. Abbreviation of transmission. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 5. Abbreviation of tax. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: tx Part of Speech: intj 1. Abbreviation of thanks. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Example: Whether by hook-or-crook :-o -- thanks! for providing your excellent credentials. A valued asset for much that we can share here and learn from (paradoxically, unknownst, if it weren't for rick --tx guys..) Example: I am also suspicious about international characters, but since this has to run in Central European characterset, I wonder, what the heck can I set, other than the default language of the HTML, the form is on. Any further ideas? Tx, guys.
Word: tx Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of thanks. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, plural, plural-only Example: Anyway, thanks all of u again! Example: David, many tx for the very prompt response - but Ouch! I feared as much.
Word: Tx. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Texas: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: fx Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of fax. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Fx Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of fracture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of function. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of functioning. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. Abbreviation of family. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Fx Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Firefox. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Tpr Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of trooper. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Thu Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Thursday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Thu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Vietnamese Thư, the local romanization of the Chinese surname 舒 (Shū). * Borrowed from Norwegian Thu, a surname predominantly found in Western Norway. 1. A surname.
Word: misd. Part of Speech: noun 1. misdemeanor
Word: memo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of memorandum. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛməʊ̯/, /ˈmɛmoʊ̯/, /ˈmiːməʉ/, /ˈmeməʉ/ 1. A short note; a memorandum. Example: According to yet another leaked memo, Powell responded the next day. Powell's leaked memo conceded that al Qaeda were not POWs, and that the Taliban individually or as a group might also lose their entitlement to that status. 2. A record of partial results that can be reused later without recomputation. Example: The first is that the recursive call finds its subproblem solution in the memo and returns immediately.
Word: memo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of memorandum. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛməʊ̯/, /ˈmɛmoʊ̯/, /ˈmiːməʉ/, /ˈmeməʉ/ 1. To record something; to make a note of something. Labels: informal 2. To send someone a note about something, for the record. Labels: informal Example: I made sure to memo him about the client's complaints.
Word: hosp Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of hospital. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: MYOB Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /ɛm waɪ oʊ ˈbi/, /ɛm waɪ əʊ ˈbiː/ 1. Initialism of mind your own business. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Why don't you MYOB? My marital status is no concern of yours.
Word: exec Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of executive or execute. 1. An executive; a person employed at the executive level. Labels: informal Example: An upcoming problem to be thrashed out at a meeting of diskery reps and execs of the American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA), is the degree of AFRA's jurisdictional claim over singers on records. Example: Tony Stark makes you feel He’s a cool exec with a heart of steel. As Iron Man, all jets ablaze, He’s fighting and smiting with repulsor rays! Amazing armor! That’s Iron Man! A blazing power! That’s Iron Man! 2. An executive officer, i.e. the chief assistant to the commanding officer. Labels: informal Example: “'Okay. Report to the exec's office right after inspection tomorrow, Mister Keith. Best of luck.”
Word: exec Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of executive or execute. 1. To execute; to run. Labels: informal
Word: exec. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of executive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of executor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Exec. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of executive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Esc Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of escape key (on a computer keyboard). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Rx Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ℞: prescription. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative form of rx (“reception”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: rx Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of reception. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Hx Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Dx (“diagnosis”). 1. Abbreviation of history. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: The purpose of this study was to see if U.u. is more commonly found in children ages 1-12 years with a Hx of sexual contact than those without such a Hx. Example: Of particular importance is that both sleepiness measures (along with a Hx of OSA) suggest that the patient may be at risk, […]
Word: hx Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of history. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Example: May occur secondary to a weakened esophagus or after violent emesis, but the hx is nonspecific most of the time.