nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: liverish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English live Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -(e)r English liver Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English liverish From liver + -ish. 1. Not feeling well due to an upset digestive system; queasy.
Word: hyperlexia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hyper- + lexis + -ia. 1. The precocious ability to read single words at a very early age. Labels: uncountable
Word: hyperlexic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hyperlexia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hyperlexic From hyperlexia + -ic. 1. Having or relating to hyperlexia.
Word: hyperlexic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hyperlexia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hyperlexic From hyperlexia + -ic. 1. A person who has hyperlexia.
Word: early day motion Part of Speech: noun 1. A formal motion submitted for debate in the House of Commons. Labels: UK Example: On Tuesday, the SNP lodged an early-day motion (EDM) to formally remove Prince Andrew’s title as Duke of York, which he has said he will no longer use.
Word: pre-emptive Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of preemptive. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The GNR made a pre-emptive attack in 1865 when it submitted a Bill to build a line from Bourne to Sleaford, purely to block any developments by the GNR.
Word: preemptive strike Part of Speech: noun 1. An attack launched as a defensive measure. Example: In every war the salarians have fought, they struck first and without warning. For the salarians, to know an enemy plans to attack and to let it happen is folly. To announce their own plans to attack is insanity. They find the human moral concepts of "do not fire until fired upon" and "declare a war before prosecuting it" incredibly naive. In defensive wars, they execute devastating preemptive strikes hours before the enemy's own attacks.
Word: preemptive self-defence Part of Speech: noun 1. The concept of an armed attack on another state, when not at war, on the belief that the other state represents a real attack threat. It differs from a preemptive strike which applies to states which are already at war. Labels: uncountable
Word: Belle Epoque Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Belle Époque. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: belle époque Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Belle Époque. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: belle epoque Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Belle Époque. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bellicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin bellic(us) + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛlɪsɪzm̩/ 1. An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour. Labels: uncountable Example: One cannot understand the causes of the First World War unless one appreciates the degree of bellicism in European society at that time, especially in Central Europe […]. Example: Today the phrase "holy war" suggests a no holds barred fanaticism, a form of unbridled bellicism.
Word: mountant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mount + -ant. Doublet of montant. 1. Rising Labels: archaic Example: Hold up, you sluts, / Your aprons mountant
Word: mountant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mount + -ant. Doublet of montant. 1. The medium used for mounting a slide Example: Both mountants can be placed on the same slide, with spores placed in each. 2. The adhesive used to affix a photograph to a mount Labels: dated Example: The favourite professional mountant was, and to some extent still is, starch paste. Example: This photo-mountant costs about sixpence a pot, but you can buy a bottle of gum for a penny.
Word: mountants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mountant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: montants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of montant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photodynamic therapy Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of photochemotherapy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: operatories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of operatory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ultrastructures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ultrastructure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anisodiametric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aniso- + diametric or an- + isodiametric. 1. Not isodiametric; in different directions
Word: fiddler crabs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fiddler crab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ghost crabs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ghost crab Labels: form-of, plural
Word: talk one's way out of Part of Speech: verb 1. To avoid doing (something) by speaking to someone using (possibly false) logic and reasons. Example: He managed to talk his way out of painting the fence.
Word: Dunsanian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Dunsany + -an. Pronunciation: /dʌnˈseɪni.ən/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or emulating the style or works of author Lord Dunsany (1879-1957). Example: Lovecraft wrote many Dunsanian tales of dreams and gods.
Word: round-trips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of round-trip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gastroc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of gastrocnemius. 1. The gastrocnemius muscle. Labels: informal
Word: FCN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation (as in the title of an international treaty or convention). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CNA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of certified nursing assistant: a person employed to help a registered nurse care for a patient. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of cloud native architecture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: nuclear medicine Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of medicine that uses radioactive isotopes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Labels: uncountable
Word: PMSL Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of pissing myself laughing (used to indicate great amusement). Labels: Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Abbreviation of mean sea level pressure (derived from the notation P_(MSL)). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, rare
Word: mouf Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of mouth. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: coverer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cooperiō Old French covrirbor. Middle English coveren English cover English -er English coverer From cover + -er. 1. Agent noun of cover: one who covers. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: moufs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mouf: pronunciation spelling of mouths. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coverers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coverer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recoverer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From recover + -er. 1. One who recovers. Example: [I]t is a deed of higheſt charitie to help undeceive the people, and a vvork vvorthieſt your autoritie, in all things els authors, aſſertors and novv recoverers of our libertie, to deliver us, the only people of all Proteſtants left ſtill undeliverd, from the oppreſſions of a Simonious decimating clergie; […]
Word: recoverers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recoverer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woid Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of word. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: uncoverer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From uncover + -er. 1. Agent noun of uncover; one who uncovers. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: woids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of woid: pronunciation spelling of words. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: uncoverers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of uncoverer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: powderer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From powder + -er. 1. Agent noun of powder; one who powders. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: boid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Boids, an artificial life program developed by Craig Reynolds in 1986; derived from bird and -oid. Pronunciation: /bɔɪd/ 1. A computer simulation of an animal that flies in flocks or swarms.
Word: boid Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈboʊ.ɪd/, /ˈbəʊ.ɪd/ 1. Any member of the family Boidae of non-venomous snakes.
Word: boid Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bəɪd/ 1. Nonstandard spelling of bird, representing the traditional New York City pronunciation. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard Example: 'You both got guns,' he said. 'I kin smell 'em. You come aroun' here again and you follow the boid 'n I plead self-defence.'
Word: powderers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of powderer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: boids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boid: pronunciation spelling of birds. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preloader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From preload + -er or pre- + loader. 1. Agent noun of preload; one who, or that which, preloads. Labels: agent, form-of 2. In Flash animations, the loading screen that stalls for time while resources are downloaded. Labels: historical
Word: preloaders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preloader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hard redirect Part of Speech: noun 1. An automatic redirect. Labels: Internet Example: I'd prefer to use a hard redirect so that people don't even notice we've reorganised the site.
Word: unloader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English load English unload English -er English unloader From unload + -er. 1. One who or that which unloads. Example: Two ships can be accommodated on the berth, although a single-vessel discharge is the usual arrangement, and there are three 20-ton ore unloaders on the quay.
Word: unloaders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unloader Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oleine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of olein. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: upswings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of upswing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: protoboards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of protoboard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: down in the mouth Part of Speech: adj 1. Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Is the old 'un here?" asked the robber. "Yes," replied the voice, "and precious down in the mouth he has been." Example: Said Chrysler's tough, dynamic boss, K. T. Keller: "Don't get down in the mouth about business in this country. There is going to be a lot of money spent here."
Word: self-fulfilling prophecies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of self-fulfilling prophecy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: viss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil வீசை (vīcai) and/or Telugu వీసె (vīse). Pronunciation: /vɪs/ 1. A Burmese unit of measure for weight, approximately 1.63293 kilograms (3.6 pounds). Labels: Myanmar
Word: homogeneous number Part of Speech: noun 1. A number that shares its prime factors with another. Example: It is easy to show that 12 and 18 are homogeneous numbers.
Word: felinely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English feline Middle English -ly English -ly English felinely From feline (“catlike”) + -ly. 1. In a feline manner.
Word: rain checks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rain check Labels: form-of, plural
Word: co-agonists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of co-agonist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sugging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From "selling under the guise of research". 1. The process where a product marketer falsely pretends to be a market researcher conducting a survey, when in reality they are simply trying to sell the product. Labels: uncountable
Word: sugging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From "selling under the guise of research". 1. present participle and gerund of sug Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: soirées Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soirée Labels: form-of, plural
Word: frugging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of fund-raising under the guise of research. 1. The process whereby a product marketer falsely purports to be a market researcher conducting a statistical survey, when in reality the "researcher" is attempting to solicit a donation. Labels: uncountable
Word: horloges Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of horloge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: down on one's luck Part of Speech: adj 1. Unlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters. Labels: idiomatic Example: I'm sorry to hear you are down on your luck ; Example: If Crabtree is down on his luck he will most likely be willing to do anything for money.
Word: whimperative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of whimper + imperative. Coined by Jerrold Sadock in a 1970 essay. 1. An order or imperative phrased obliquely as a question, such as "would you mind closing the window?" Example: Since whimperatives look like questions, the lowest hypersentence must be interrogative. Example: We see this in the way that whimperatives use pro forma openings like Can you rather than other wordings with the same meaning, such as Are you capable of passing the salt?
Word: whimperatives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of whimperative Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gangues Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gangue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jacobite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Jācōbus (“James”) + -ite, equivalent to Jacob + -ite. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒækəbaɪt/ 1. A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century. Labels: historical Example: Among the Jacobites the dismay was great Example: In the later 1690s Rewse became a successful thief-taker, reaping large rewards for the capture of Jacobite conspirators, clippers, and coiners. 2. A member of the Syriac Orthodox Church, or historically any miaphysite or monophysite. Labels: dated 3. A follower of Henry Jacob, a 16th–17th-century Puritan theologian; an early Congregationalist. Labels: historical Example: Dawson rightly points […] especially to the semi-separatist Henry Jacob (1563–1624), who in 1616 had founded in Southwark what is regarded as the first Congregational Church in England. These “Jacobites,” as they were called, organized around a group of ordained Anglicans who had fallen out with the established church because of its corruptions.
Word: gramenivorous Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of graminivorous. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: aetat Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Shortened from Latin aetatis, genitive of aetas (“age”). Pronunciation: /ˈiː.tat/, /ˈaɪ.tat/ 1. Aged; at the age of. Labels: formal, not-comparable
Word: thematological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English thematology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English thematological From thematology + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to thematology
Word: Sup. Ct. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Supreme Court. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Sup. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of supreme. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: queimadas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of queimada Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tenent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin tenent (“they hold”). Compare tenet. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛnɛnt/ 1. A tenet. Labels: obsolete Example: Beautie alone is a ſoveraigne remedy againſt feare,griefe,and all melancholy fits; a charm,as Peter de la Seine and many other writers affirme,a banquet it ſelfe;he gives inſtance in diſcontented Menelaus that was ſo often freed by Helenas faire face: and ʰTully, 3 Tusc. cites Epicurus as a chiefe patron of this Tenent. Example: I answer, if Queene Elizabeth according to the Answerers Tenent and Conſcience, did well to perſecute according to her conſcience, King Iames did not ill in perſecuting according to his[…]
Word: gols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paraconsistent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined in 1976 by the Peruvian philosopher Francisco Miró Quesada, from para- + consistent. Pronunciation: /pæɹəkənˈsɪstənt/ 1. Dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ground game Part of Speech: noun 1. Rabbits and hares Labels: UK, uncountable Example: 1. Every occupier of land shall have, as incident to and inseparable from his occupation of the land, the right to kill and take ground game thereon, concurrently with any other person who may be entitled to kill and take ground game on the same land. 2. Hand-to-hand combat in which both fighters are on the ground, or skill in such combat Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He didn't show a lot of ground game in that fight, but his advantage was on the feet, so that's understandable. 3. Putting; hitting the ball along the ground Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Most golf courses built in the 1980s went away from the old-fashioned ground game and forced players to hit the ball high. 4. Running with the ball, rather than passing Labels: countable Example: Notre Dame, with its option-type quarterback, Tony Rice, is committed to the ground game. 5. Local political organization Labels: US, countable Example: While the Democratic "ground game" in Texas seems unusually strong, so is the Republicans'.
Word: vell Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /vɛl/ 1. To cut the turf from, as for burning. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete Example: For velling, the share is made wide, with the angle or outer point of the wing or fin turned upward, to separate the turf entirely from the soil
Word: vell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Latin vellus (“the skin of a sheep with the wool on it, a fleece, a hide or pelt”), or English fell (“a hide”). Pronunciation: /vɛl/ 1. The salted stomach of a calf, used in making rennet Labels: UK, archaic
Word: dissolutive Part of Speech: adj 1. Producing dissolution; dissolvent. Labels: archaic Example: It seemed a perfect tonic to the man to seek out some long-established relationship […] and interpose his dissolutive bulk between the pair-bonding, unsticking the accretions of years, experiences, children…even love.
Word: amorphism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a- + -morphism. 1. An amorphous quality. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: eternize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French éterniser. 1. To make or render eternal. Labels: transitive 2. To prolong indefinitely. Labels: transitive 3. To immortalize; to make eternally famous. Labels: transitive Example: at leaſt admit vs libertie, Euen as thou hopſt to be eternized, By liuing Aſias mightie Emperour. Example: My verse your virtues rare shall eternize […]
Word: ground games Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ground game Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cotyledons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cotyledon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dicotyledons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dicotyledon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: defocusing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of defocus Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: defocuses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of defocus Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: noncommissioned Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + commissioned. 1. Alternative spelling of non-commissioned. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: “Our ability as a warfighting nation to pivot at speed, to stay ahead of these emerging technologies, is going to be really important in the future,” Caine said. “There’s a whole bunch of things that we need to do better as a joint force and as a Department of Defense along the lines of acquisition reform so that we can make sure that those young (privates first class) and E-1s and E-2s and (noncommissioned officers) have the kit and capability that they need.”
Word: great- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Middle English gret- (“great-”), from gret (“great”). More at great. 1. With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation Labels: morpheme Example: great-uncle (an uncle of one's mother or father) Example: great-grandfather (the father of one's grandfather)
Word: sqrt Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of square root. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: disunites Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of disunite Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: disuniting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of disunite Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: disunited Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of disunite Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disunited Part of Speech: adj 1. Lacking unity; not united.
Word: Albanologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Albanology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Albanologist From Albanology + -ist. 1. An expert in Albanian studies. Example: In 1987, a few years before her death, the great Russian Albanologist Agnija Vasil'evna Desnickaja published a study in Albanian literature and language, of which about half is devoted to the development of Albanian letters. Marcel Cornis-Pope, John Neubauer, History of the literary cultures of East-Central Europe: Junctures and Disjunctures in the 19th and 20th Centuries, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004, →ISBN.
Word: anusvara Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुस्वार (anusvā́ra). 1. A diacritic used in Indic scripts as a nasal consonant.
Word: sukun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سُكُون (sukūn). Pronunciation: /suˈkun/ 1. A diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel. Example: Near-synonyms: virama, halant
Word: mercuric sulfide Part of Speech: noun 1. The sulfide of mercury, HgS, that occurs as the mineral cinnabar. Labels: uncountable
Word: indenes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of indene Labels: form-of, plural
Word: damma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic ضَمَّة (ḍamma, “a joining”), instance noun of the verb ضَمَّ (ḍamma, “to join”). Refers to the joining of the lips together when making an /u/ sound. 1. In the Arabic script, the vowel point for u, appearing as a small curl placed above a letter ( ـُ ) and designating a short u /u/. If the Arabic letter و (wāw) immediately follows, it indicates a long ū /uː/. 2. In Iranian Persian ـُ represents the vowel /o/. If the letter ـو immediately follows it represents the diphthong /ow/. This usage differs from other Arabic script languages and from classical Persian, in which the diphthong /ow/ did not occur.
Word: shadda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic شَدَّة (šadda). Pronunciation: /ˈʃada/, /ˈʃadə/, /ˈʃadːa/, /ˈʃadːə/, /ˈʃɑ.dɑ/ 1. A diacritic (◌ّ) used in the Arabic script to indicate gemination of a consonant.
Word: valkyrie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse valkyrja sg (“chooser of the slain”), plural valkyrjur pl, from Proto-Germanic *walakuzjǭ. Cognate to Old English wælcyrġe. First attested in English as a proper noun (Valkyries) in the 1770s; attested as a common noun (valkyries) since the 1880s. Pronunciation: /ˈvælˌkɪ.ɹi/, /ˈvælˌkɚ.i/, /ˈvɑl-/ 1. Any of the female attendants of Odin, figures said to guide fallen warriors from the battlefield to Valhalla. Labels: Norse Example: Wagner's “Der Ring des Nibelungen” (1853) famously features valkyries.
Word: valeric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English valerian Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English valeric From valerian (“the plant”) + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈvælərɪk/ 1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from valeric acid Labels: not-comparable
Word: Bohemian waxwing Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of species Bombycilla garrulus, a waxwing of northern latitudes.
Word: mental illness Part of Speech: noun 1. The property of being mentally ill; mental disorders taken as a whole. Labels: uncountable Example: Such studies show that geniuses are not any more likely to suffer from mental illness than the rest of us. 2. A mental disorder. Labels: countable Example: Epilepsy is not a mental illness. It is caused by electrical changes in the brain.
Word: evidence-based medicine Part of Speech: noun 1. Health care whose policies and practices are derived from the systematic, scientific study of the effectiveness of various treatments. Labels: uncountable Example: Holonyms: scientific medicine < medicine Example: In the last decade, the health care field has been under the spell of evidence-based medicine—a social movement aimed to strengthen the scientific base of health care and determine the effectiveness of clinical interventions.
Word: green beans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of green bean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: psoas major Part of Speech: noun 1. The psoas muscle involved in the flexion of the trunk and thigh.
Word: transmigrator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From transmigrate + -or. 1. A transmigrant.
Word: streambed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stream + bed. Compare Dutch stroombed (“channel, streambed”), German Strombett (“channel”), Swedish strömbädd (“gully, ditch”). 1. A channel through which a stream flows or used to flow. Example: Near-synonyms: riverbed, creekbed Example: Thirty feet below her, where the Persians were crashing through the brush, the streambed kinked to the left side of the ravine and ran under an enormous thorn tree with a thick base.
Word: sterols Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sterol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preprinting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of preprint Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: preprinted Part of Speech: adj 1. Already printed; printed in advance. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preprinted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of preprint Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: valvae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of valva Labels: form-of, plural
Word: googlebombs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of googlebomb Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: googlebombing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of googlebomb Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: googlebombed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of googlebomb Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Manchurian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Manchuria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Manchurian From Manchuria + -an. Pronunciation: /mænˈt͡ʃʊəɹiən/ 1. Pertaining to Manchuria. Example: But a fait accompli even more spectacular than this awaited the Chinese. For the naval officer Nevelskoi had surveyed the Manchurian coast down to the Korean border and had urged successfully that this, too, as far inland as the Ussuri River, must be included in the Tsar’s dominions. At the southern end, in particular, the town of Haishenwei with its harbour would make a splendid port.
Word: Manchurian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Manchuria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Manchurian From Manchuria + -an. Pronunciation: /mænˈt͡ʃʊəɹiən/ 1. An inhabitant of Manchuria, especially one who is not of Han Chinese origin.
Word: Manchurian candidate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the title of the 1959 novel or 1962 film The Manchurian Candidate, in which the son of a prominent US political family is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for a communist conspiracy. First known generic use in 1970. 1. A person of influence, especially a politician, who is being manipulated by an enemy power to harm the interests of their own country, possibly without their own full awareness. Example: Get outta my head 'cause I don't need this! Why didn't I see this? I'm a victim Manchurian Candidate I have sinned by just Making my mind up and taking your breath away Example: The attacks, mainly anonymous e-mails, have woven together various threads […] to portray Obama as the Muslim Manchurian candidate.
Word: Manchurian candidates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Manchurian candidate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: silicon monoxide Part of Speech: noun 1. A chemical compound with the formula SiO. In the atmosphere it oxidizes quickly into SiO₂, but has been detected in stellar objects and has been described as the most common oxide of silicon in the universe. Labels: uncountable
Word: exhaustibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auzjō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English exhaustible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English exhaustibility From exhaustible + -ity. 1. The property of being exhaustible. Labels: uncountable Example: We must accept the exhaustibility of our supply of oil. Example: The prime numbers are infinite, therefore any proof that depends on their exhaustibility is flawed.
Word: hyperboloid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hyperbola Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English hyperboloid From hyperbola + -oid. 1. A particular surface in three-dimensional Euclidean space, the graph of a quadratic with all three variables squared and their coefficients not all of the same sign.
Word: hyperboloids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hyperboloid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prep schools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of prep school Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Archimedes Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Archimēdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs). Pronunciation: /ˌɑɹ.kəˈmiː.diːz/, /ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdiːz/, /ˌɑːɹkɪˈmiːdiːz/, /ɐˈkɪ.mi.diːz/ 1. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs), notably borne by Archimedes of Syracuse, an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer (c. 287–212 BCE). 2. A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
Word: encyclopædic Part of Speech: adj 1. Dated spelling of encyclopaedic.
Word: nepo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of nepotism, probably after nepo baby. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛp.oʊ/ 1. Clipping of nepotism. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, clipping, slang, uncountable, usually Example: The problem here is that not all the threads of this story are equally entertaining: the sequences featuring sinister President MacPhail (Will Keen, father of Dafne, perhaps the first “nepo daddy”), vicious Father Gomez (Jamie Ward), and the rest of the Magisterium, are particularly listless. Example: Soon, the NBA nepo phenomenon will reach its apotheosis: Bronny James, LeBron James’s son, is slated to declare for the NBA draft in 2024. LeBron, this generation’s eminent GOAT contender, has long expressed his desire to play professional basketball with his son, and that’s almost guaranteed to happen.
Word: midnight feast Part of Speech: noun 1. An informal meal of various snack foods, eaten at or around midnight, typically arranged and held in secret by children. Labels: UK Example: I think we ought to have a midnight feast every term, you know! School doesn't seem really complete without that!
Word: midnight feasts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of midnight feast Labels: form-of, plural
Word: biopolymers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biopolymer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: iron oxides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of iron oxide Labels: form-of, plural
Word: estruses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of estrus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: choli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: from Hindi चोली (colī, “bodice, blouse”) 1. A short-sleeved blouse worn under a sari; an Indian underbodice.
Word: panelled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English panel Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English panelled From panel + -ed. 1. Having panels. Labels: UK Example: There wasn't a room that had not been clad, picture-railed, dadoed, panelled, stained, gilded, bordered and generally made over to within an inch of its life - can I interest anyone in a gold cherubic sconce?
Word: panelled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English panel Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English panelled From panel + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of panel Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: paneled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From panel + -ed. 1. Having panels. Labels: US
Word: paneled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From panel + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of panel Labels: US, form-of, participle, past
Word: piraña Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of piranha. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: steganographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English steganography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English steganographic From steganography + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to steganography. Labels: not-comparable Example: On the other hand, if Bob and Alice communicate using cipher text, suspicion can easily be raised and thus the steganographic goal will be defeated.
Word: steganographer Part of Speech: noun 1. One that practices or studies steganography.
Word: sedimentate Part of Speech: verb 1. To form a sediment Labels: nonstandard
Word: sedimentate Part of Speech: noun 1. A sediment
Word: Chavista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish chavista. 1. A follower of Hugo Chávez or Chavism.
Word: criticizable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English criticize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English criticizable From criticize + -able. 1. Able to be criticized.
Word: data rate Part of Speech: noun 1. The speed at which data is sent over a data link or channel; generally expressed in bytes per second. 2. The fee that a cell phone customer is charged for data traffic (sending and receiving data).
Word: OPC Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Abbreviation of oligomeric proanthocyanidin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of oropharyngeal cancer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 3. Initialism of ordinary portland cement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is the world's most common form of cement. The blue plaque dedicated to inventor Joseph Aspdin describes OPC as "one of mankind's most important manufactured materials". 4. Initialism of offshore patrol craft Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of offshore patrol cutter Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: OPC Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of Open Platform Communications. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Open Packaging Conventions. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: proanthocyanidin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pro- English antho- English cyanidin English anthocyanidin English proanthocyanidin From pro- + anthocyanidin. 1. An antioxidant flavonoid with possible health benefits, found in many plant sources, including apples, bilberry, grapeseed, pine bark, and black chokeberry.
Word: demultiplex Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multi- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin multiplexlbor. English multiplex English demultiplex From de- + multiplex. 1. To separate signals that were previously multiplexed (combined using a multiplexer)
Word: emotivism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English emotive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English emotivism From emotive + -ism. 1. The meta-ethical stance that ethical judgments, such as those containing the words "should" and "ought to", are primarily expressions of one's own attitude and imperatives meant to change the attitudes and actions of another. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Another important meta-ethical theory is known as emotivism or non-cognitivism. Emotivists ... claim that all ethical statements are literally meaningless.
Word: distichs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of distich Labels: form-of, plural
Word: western capercaillie Part of Speech: noun 1. A bird of species Tetrao urogallus.
Word: distiches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of distich Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bandstration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of band + orchestration. 1. the arrangement of music for performance by a band Labels: uncountable 2. a composition that has been bandstrated Labels: countable
Word: intellectualist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English intellectual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English intellectualist From intellectual + -ist. 1. An adherent of one of the forms of intellectualism.
Word: intuitional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intuition + -al. 1. Pertaining to, derived from, or perceived by, intuition; intuitive. Labels: not-comparable
Word: first truth Part of Speech: noun 1. A statement that is not proved but rather supposed or held as obvious, forming together with other such statements the basis of a system of statements obtained from them by inference; an axiom. Example: These are the principles also treated of, in a former work, under the name of First Truths. They are not, like our knowledge of the other kind, the result of any process either of investigation or of reasoning; and, for the possession of them, no man either depends upon his observation, or has recourse to that of other men.
Word: Jeannie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Jean + -ie. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Jean.
Word: first principle Part of Speech: noun 1. A basic, foundational proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption.
Word: hydrocyanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English cyanic English hydrocyanic From hydro- + cyanic. 1. Of or pertaining to hydrocyanic acid or its compounds Labels: not-comparable
Word: Lontara Part of Speech: name 1. A syllabary used in writing the Buginese language.
Word: Buginese Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the Bugi people. Example: Buginese epic poem. Relating the elopement of a Bugi of the Island of Sambawa with the King's daughter, with their tragic death.
Word: Buginese Part of Speech: name 1. A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in parts of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Word: glycolic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English glycol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English glycolic From glycol + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to glycolic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: gluconic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From glucose. 1. Of or pertaining to gluconic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: glutaric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of glutamic + tartaric. Pronunciation: /ɡluːˈtæɹ.ɪk/, /ɡluˈtæɹ.ɪk/, [ɡluˈtɛɹ.ɪk], /-ˈtɑɹ.-/ 1. Of or pertaining to glutaric acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: rainbow-colored Part of Speech: adj 1. Having many colors, reminiscent of those in the rainbow. Labels: US
Word: eddied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of eddy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: symplasia Part of Speech: noun 1. Fused growth of cells or tissue.
Word: feeling one's oats Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of feel one's oats Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sea monster Part of Speech: noun 1. A large and aggressive creature of the sea that attacks ships. Example: When there he was drawn down as before to the palace, but the fairy now was changed, and saying, "You have betrayed me - you shall die," she caused him to be devoured by the sea-monsters. Example: “However it occurred, my sword had killed nine sea-monsters.” 2. Any huge marine animal.
Word: manyplies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From many + plies. 1. Synonym of omasum (“compartment of the stomach of a ruminant”). Example: Now, in the process of returning the macerated food for re-mastication, it is the cud-duct, together with the shut termination of the gullet approached to the shut inlet of the manyplies, which forms the pellets. Example: Through this contact the œsophageal pillars shorten so as to draw up the opening into the manyplies nearer to the reticulum, at the same time turning spirally on their own axes, the lefthand pillar being extended downward and to the right.
Word: omasa Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of omasum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Wenecja Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. 2. A village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland.
Word: psalteria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of psalterium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: psalterium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin psalterium, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion). Doublet of psalter, psalterion, and psaltery. Pronunciation: /sɒlˈtɪəriəm/, /sɔːlˈtɪəriəm/, /sɔlˈtɪriəm/, /sɑlˈtɪriəm/ 1. An omasum. 2. A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
Word: honeycomb stomach Part of Speech: noun 1. The reticulum (the second stomach of a ruminant).
Word: rennet stomach Part of Speech: noun 1. The fourth stomach of a ruminant, the abomasum.
Word: chargé d'affaires Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French chargé d'affaires (literally “[one] charged with matters”). Pronunciation: /ʃɑrˌʒeɪdəˈfɛɹ/ 1. A diplomat, ranking below an ambassador, who heads a diplomatic mission when no ambassador is present, either temporarily (in the interim between the departure of one ambassador and the accreditation of another) or for an extended time.
Word: slave code Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several laws that regulated slavery Labels: US
Word: slave codes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slave code Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hyaluronic acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See hyaluronic. 1. A mucopolysaccharide (a kind of polymer) that forms a gel-like substance within animal connective tissue. Labels: uncountable Example: Or had he succumbed to the trend for dermal filler, a shot of hyaluronic acid that is injected to enhance one's cheekbone and, apparently, improve the symmetry of one's face.
Word: hyaluronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hyaloid + uronic. Pronunciation: /haɪləˈɹɒnɪk/, /haɪl(j)ʊˈɹɒnɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: iodic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. The oxyacid of iodine, HIO₃. Labels: uncountable
Word: purple gas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From purple + gas. 1. Gasoline priced with reduced taxes for farm use, identified by adding purple dye. Labels: Canada, uncountable
Word: fall upon Part of Speech: verb 1. To experience; to suffer. Example: With the rise of the Internet, some media fell upon hard times. Example: Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,[…], and the light of the reflector fell full upon her. 2. To occur at some particular point in time. Example: It fell upon the day of full moon of the fourth month, the second year, in the era of Established Calm (AD 168), that Emperor Ling went in state to the Hall of Virtue. 3. To set upon; to attack suddenly; to invade. Example: If the Duke, with the other dukes, come not to composition with the king of Hungary, why then all the dukes fall upon the king. 4. To happen upon, find. Example: If we dig deeply into why it was so important for mainstream USA (and the rest that followed) to smear Jackson, we may fall upon the same reasons why more attention has been paid to Black women making anti-Semitic remarks than white women.
Word: fall on Part of Speech: verb 1. To experience; to suffer; to fall upon. Example: With the rise of the Internet, some media fell on hard times. Example: Labour frontbencher Louise Haigh (Shadow Transport Secretary for heaven's sake!) initially lambasted TOCs before the handful of specialist rail commentators fell on her tweets and she changed her tune, refocusing her fire on Government. 2. To be assigned to; to acquire a new responsibility, duty or burden; to fall to. Example: This decision is important, and it falls on you to make it. 3. To occur on a particular day. Example: The first day of spring this year will fall on a Tuesday. 4. Of the eyes or gaze: to alight upon. 5. To attack (someone); to join an attack on (someone), especially a surprise attack. Labels: archaic
Word: false economy Part of Speech: noun 1. An attempt to economize that fails because the less expensive approach is inferior in some way, or ultimately wastes more money than was saved. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On the other hand, when money is saved and the efficiency of the school is injured, that is a false economy. Example: "If the suggestion is merely to delay the opening of Euston, then you may save some money in the very short term. But by delaying works, allowing more inflation to creep in, you will actually add to the overall cost. It would be a totally false economy."
Word: Dolomites Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the mineral dolomite. Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊl.əˌmaɪts/, /ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪts/ 1. A mountain range of the Alps in north-eastern Italy. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: bêtises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bêtise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: natalizumab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From [Term?] + -li- (“immunomodulating”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”). 1. A humanized monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease. Labels: uncountable