nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: snook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch snoek (“pike, Esox”). Doublet of snoek; perhaps more distantly related to snake. Pronunciation: /snuːk/ 1. A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes. 2. A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes. 3. Any of various other ray-finned fishes in several families.
Word: snook Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Dutch snoek (“pike, Esox”). Doublet of snoek; perhaps more distantly related to snake. Pronunciation: /snuːk/ 1. To fish for snook.
Word: snook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the 19th century. Uncertain origin, but probably a variant of snoke. Compare also sneck (“nose”). These words are partly sound-symbolic, given the similarity to snoot, snout, sniff, sneeze etc. Pronunciation: /snuːk/ 1. A disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth. Labels: UK, derogatory
Word: snook Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the 19th century. Uncertain origin, but probably a variant of snoke. Compare also sneck (“nose”). These words are partly sound-symbolic, given the similarity to snoot, snout, sniff, sneeze etc. Pronunciation: /snuːk/ 1. To sniff out. Labels: obsolete 2. To lurk; to lie in ambush. Labels: obsolete
Word: oblique-swimming triplefin Part of Speech: noun 1. A blenny fish, Obliquichthys maryannae
Word: senility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English senile Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English senility From senile + -ity. Pronunciation: /səˈnɪlɪti/ 1. The bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age: Synonym of senescence. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonym: second childhood 2. The losing of memory and reason due to senescence. Labels: uncountable Example: He was entering his years of senility and not liking it a bit. 3. An elderly, senile person. Labels: archaic, countable Example: There was no need for George Playford to talk as if they were doddering senilities.
Word: scummy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scum + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈskʌmi/ 1. Covered in scum. Example: We have to wash your trousers: they're all scummy. Example: Now that the sun was getting high it drew thin sickly looking clouds of poisonous vapour from the surface of the marsh and from the scummy pools of stagnant water. 2. sleazy, worthless, no good Labels: slang Example: And what a scummy man / just give him half a chance / I bet he'll rob you if he can.
Word: scissor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cysour, cysoure, cysowre, altered from sisours (“scissors”), from Old French cisoires, cisours, cisur, from Latin caedere (“to cut”); current spelling influenced by Latin scindere, scissus (“to split”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪzə/, /ˈsɪzɚ/, /ˈsəzə/, /ˈsɪzəɾ/ 1. Attributive form of scissors. Labels: attributive, form-of Example: I had clipped out the photo, feeling pathetic about the act from the moment I slipped my thumb into the scissor hole. Example: The records of the Cutlers’ Company of London (1624) refer to scissor-making in the city, although the quality of English-made scissors did not match that of continental scissors for another 100 years. A few English firms of scissor-makers, notably those of Beach, Macklin and Neesham, established a small but notable industry at Salisbury, Wilts, from the mid-17th century until the early 20th. 2. One blade of a pair of scissors. Labels: rare 3. Scissors. Labels: India
Word: scissor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English cysour, cysoure, cysowre, altered from sisours (“scissors”), from Old French cisoires, cisours, cisur, from Latin caedere (“to cut”); current spelling influenced by Latin scindere, scissus (“to split”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪzə/, /ˈsɪzɚ/, /ˈsəzə/, /ˈsɪzəɾ/ 1. To cut using, or as if using, scissors. Labels: transitive Example: […] let me know, Why mine owne Barber is unblest, with him My poore Chinne too, for tis not Cizard iust To such a Favorites glasse […] Example: 1829, uncredited author, “Letters from London,” No. VIII, The Edinburgh Literary Journal, Volume I, Number 19, 21 March, 1829, p. 267, [The poem] “All for Love” […] was originally intended for the Keepsake—the Editor of which Annual proposed to have it scissored down into genteel dimensions, which the Laureate refused to do […] 2. To excise or expunge something from a text. Labels: transitive Example: The erroneous testimony was scissored from the record. Example: The next line and a half had been scissored out by the censor. 3. To reproduce (text) as an excerpt, copy. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: 1832, Review of The Etymological Encyclopœdia by D. J. Browne, The New-England Magazine, Volume 3, September, 1832, p. 256, The public are no longer excluded from the beauties of Science, if there is any virtue in 257 pages of etymology, scissored from “the best authorities.” Example: 1881, advertisement for Pattison’s Missouri Digest, 1873, published in The Texas Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court, Volume 3, Austin: Gammel-Statesman Publishing, This Digest is the result of a careful reading of every case, and not a mere scissoring of head notes, as is so often done by digesters. 4. To move something like a pair of scissors, especially the legs. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: The runner scissored over the hurdles. Example: 1938, Raymond Chandler, “The King in Yellow,” Part Three, in The Simple Art of Murder, Houghton Mifflin, 1950, She lay on her side on the floor under the bed, long legs scissored out as if in running. 5. To engage in scissoring (tribadism), a sexual act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulvas against each other. Labels: intransitive 6. To skate with one foot significantly in front of the other.
Word: rulebook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rule + book. Pronunciation: /ˌɹulˌbʊk/ 1. A book containing a set of rules. Example: In our rapidly changing business environment, rulebooks swiftly become redundant, and businesses must rely on their senior executives to be confident in their decisions. Example: The main tool Rogue-likes bring to creating interesting gameplay through randomness is algorithmic complexity far beyond that provided by a few 1D100 tables in the back of the D&D rulebook.
Word: yex Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English yexen, yixen, yesken, from Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian (“to hiccup”), from Proto-West Germanic *giskōn (“to yawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeys- (“gaping, cracked”). Cognate with Middle Low German gischen (“to sob, sigh”), Middle High German geschen, gischen (“to yawn, gape”). Pronunciation: /jɛks/ 1. To hiccup. Labels: archaic, intransitive 2. To belch or burp. Labels: archaic, intransitive
Word: yex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ȝeoxe, ȝoxe, from Old English ġeoxa, ġeocsa, ġihsa (“hiccup; sobbing”). Pronunciation: /jɛks/ 1. A hiccup. Labels: archaic, dialectal
Word: ristorante Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɪstəˈɹænteɪ/, /ˌɹɪstəˈɹɑnteɪ/ 1. An Italian restaurant. Example: Americans who patronized these ristorantes for their liquor often developed a fondness for spaghetti and meatballs... Example: The scene at the European-style bistros and ristorantes is all about business and social networking, just as much as it is at lunch at a restaurant like Michael’s (popular with the publishing crowd), or at dinner at Phillipe (hip-hop moguls, fashion designers).
Word: revising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of revise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: zamindar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Urdu زمیندار (zamīndār, “landlord”), from Persian زمیندار. Pronunciation: /zəˈmiːndɑː/, /zəˈminˌdɑɹ/, /zəˌminˈdɑɹ/ 1. An Indian landowner who collected local taxes and paid them to the British government. Labels: South-Asia, historical Example: 1861, Henry Mayhew et al., London Labour and the London Poor, London: C. Griffin, Volume 4, p. 120, In Bengal there were […] many female zemindars, or village revenue administrators, who were, however, subject to the influence, but not to the authority, of the male members of their family. Example: An Oxford avatar of the old zamindar mentality―a landlord forcing his attentions on women who depended on him for their livelihood.
Word: rasta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for Rastafarian or Rastafari. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæs.tə/ 1. Rastafarian Labels: informal 2. Diminutive of rastaquouère Labels: diminutive, form-of, informal
Word: oxycodone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English oxy English (hydr)oxy English cod(eine) German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English oxycodone From (hydr)oxy + cod(eine) + -one. Pronunciation: /ˌɒk.siˈkəʊ.dəʊn/, /ˌɑk.siˈkoʊˌdoʊn/ 1. An addictive, semisynthetic opioid (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in effect and structure; C₁₈H₂₁NO₄. Labels: uncountable Example: They ingest Ambien, Seroquel, LSD, Adderall, Oxycodone, cocaine, Flexeril, Percocet, psilocybin mushrooms and codeine.
Word: peignoir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French peigner French -oir French peignoirbor. English peignoir Borrowed from French peignoir. 1. A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear. 2. A cape worn to protect the clothes while having one's hair cut.
Word: jupe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English jupe, from Middle French jupe. Doublet of jubbah. Pronunciation: /ʒuːp/ 1. A style of skirt. 2. A style of short jacket, usually for a woman or child.
Word: jupe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently named after an EFnet user called Jupiter who did this to NickServ Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuːp/ 1. A block placed on a server, nickname or channel. Labels: Internet
Word: jupe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Apparently named after an EFnet user called Jupiter who did this to NickServ Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuːp/ 1. To block a server (from joining the network) or a nickname or channel (from being used). Labels: Internet
Word: chaussure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French chausser Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -(ā)tūram Old French -(ë)ure French -ure French chaussurebor. English chaussure Borrowed from French chaussure. Pronunciation: /ʃəʊˈsjʊɚ/, /ʃəʊˈsʊɚ/ 1. Any footwear. Labels: dated
Word: culotte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French culotte. Pronunciation: /k(j)uːˈlɒt/ 1. singular of culottes Labels: form-of, singular
Word: chemise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French chemise, from Old French chemise, from Late Latin camisa, camisia ("shirt, undergarment, nightgown"; whence Old English cemes (“shirt”)), from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi (“shirt”) (whence Old English hemeþe, Old High German hemidi, modern German Hemd (“shirt”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (“cover, clothes”). Cognate also with Saterland Frisian Hoamd (“shirt”), Dutch hemd (“shirt”), Old English ham (“undergarment”), hama (“covering, dress, garment”). See also shimmy, from a dialectal variant. More at hame. Pronunciation: /ʃəˈmiːz/, /ʃəˈmiːs/ 1. A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women. Labels: historical 2. A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie. 3. A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress. 4. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.
Word: baskets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of basket Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baskets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of basket Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ceinture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French ceinture. Doublet of cincture. Pronunciation: /sænˈt(j)ʊ(ə)r/, /sãˈtʃʊə/ 1. A belt or girdle. Example: Beneath the cape she wears a bell-sleeved purple gown with gold ceinture.
Word: homosex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homo- + sex. Attested since the 20th century. 1. Homosexual sexual intercourse. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Homosexual appetites, tastes, and fantasies, one is reminded while listening to Elliot, appear to be every bit as various as heterosexual ones, with the range of homosex—running from an almost Platonic love to sadistic lust—being no less wide than that of heterosex. Example: "I don't know what they take me for, or how old they think their kids are. But I had to promise to watch you all 100% of the time to make sure there would be - and I quote - 'no sex or homosex'. Because I guess that's a word now."
Word: manche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French manche. Doublet of maunch. Pronunciation: /mɑːnt͡ʃ/ 1. The neck of a violin. Labels: rare 2. Obsolete form of maunch (“a sleeve”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: pyjama Part of Speech: noun 1. Attributive form of pyjamas. Labels: UK, attributive, form-of Example: They[…] have joined the pyjama parade, proposing sleepwear as outerwear as the new way to dress up for an evening of entertaining at home or on the town.
Word: gurning Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of girning. Labels: Northern-England, alt-of, alternative
Word: gurning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gurn Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Rastafarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *raʔš- Amharic ራስ (ras) Amharic ተፈሪ (täfäri) English Rastafari Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Rastafarian From Rastafari + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɑː.stəˈfɑːɹiən/, /ˌɹɑː.stəˈfɛəɹiən/ 1. An adherent of Rastafarianism.
Word: Rastafarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *raʔš- Amharic ራስ (ras) Amharic ተፈሪ (täfäri) English Rastafari Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Rastafarian From Rastafari + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɑː.stəˈfɑːɹiən/, /ˌɹɑː.stəˈfɛəɹiən/ 1. Of or relating to Rastafarianism or its adherents. Labels: not-comparable
Word: couper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coup (“to exchange, barter”) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊpə/, /ˈkʌʉpᵻr/, /ˈkaʊpər/ 1. A dealer in horses or other livestock. Labels: UK, obsolete Example: I think the Yorkshire story of the farmer who sold his old horse to a couper at a fair, then got very drunk on his good bargain, and bought him back at the end of the day with painted legs and filed teeth as a young horse, might have a kindred story among Daffodil-bulb buyers. Example: John Henderson, a cow couper in Swinton, Berwickshire, towards the close of the last century, was very fond of a dram.
Word: commensurately Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English commensurate Middle English -ly English -ly English commensurately From commensurate + -ly. 1. In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate. Example: Admiral Kurita has no identification charts for escort carriers, and so, assumes that the distant targets are fleet carriers. Commensurately, by scale, their escorts must either be battleships or cruisers. The Japanese forces therefore continue to load armor-piercing rounds, what will turn out to be a very fortuitous mistake for their targets for as long as it lasts. Example: One thing heterofatalism reflects is a persistent lack of faith that those we desire will be able to recognize us as commensurately human. 2. With equal measure or extent.
Word: Bordeaux Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Proto-Celtic *bitus? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxs? Gaulish Biturīgesder. Latin Burdigala Old Occitan Bordel Occitan Bordèubor. Middle French Bordeaulx French Bordeauxbor. English Bordeaux Borrowed from French Bordeaux (Middle French Bordeaulx), from Occitan Bordèu, from Old Occitan Bordel, from Latin Burdigala, from a Proto-Celtic root. Pronunciation: /bɔɹˈdoʊ/, /bɔːˈdəʊ/ 1. The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 2. A surname from French.
Word: Bordeaux Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Proto-Celtic *bitus? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxs? Gaulish Biturīgesder. Latin Burdigala Old Occitan Bordel Occitan Bordèubor. Middle French Bordeaulx French Bordeauxbor. English Bordeaux Borrowed from French Bordeaux (Middle French Bordeaulx), from Occitan Bordèu, from Old Occitan Bordel, from Latin Burdigala, from a Proto-Celtic root. Pronunciation: /bɔɹˈdoʊ/, /bɔːˈdəʊ/ 1. A wine coming from that area. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We had a nice bottle of Bordeaux last night. Example: Some fine Bordeauxes and Cabernets actually grow smoother as they sit, and are better served seven or eight years old. 2. Ellipsis of Bordeaux mixture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: The two Bordeauxs used differed only in the percentage of lime which they contained. Example: The patent Bordeauxs which are on the market have not been shown to be any less liable to produce injury than the home-made mixtures, amd many of them have proven quite inefficient in controlling diseases. 3. Claret (color). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nympho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of nymphomaniac. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪmfoʊ/ 1. A nymphomaniac. Labels: derogatory, informal
Word: nachos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish nachos, from Nacho. Nacho is a common diminutive form of Ignacio (“Ignatius”) in Spanish. The Mexican creator of the dish, Ignacio Anaya (1895–1975), named it after himself in 1943: Nacho's Especiales. Pronunciation: /ˈnætʃəʊz/, /ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/, /nɑt͡ʃɒs / 1. A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients. Labels: plural, plural-normally
Word: nachos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish nachos, from Nacho. Nacho is a common diminutive form of Ignacio (“Ignatius”) in Spanish. The Mexican creator of the dish, Ignacio Anaya (1895–1975), named it after himself in 1943: Nacho's Especiales. Pronunciation: /ˈnætʃəʊz/, /ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/, /nɑt͡ʃɒs / 1. plural of nacho Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nachos Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnɑxəs/ 1. Alternative form of naches. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: mont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mont. Pronunciation: /mɒn/, /mɒ̃(n)/ 1. mount; mountain.
Word: Mont Blanc Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French mont Blanc (literally “white mountain”), from mont (“mount”) + blanc (“white”). The dessert is named from its resemblance to the mountain. Pronunciation: /ˌmɒ̃ ˈblɒ̃(k)/, /ˌmɔn ˈblɑnk/, /ˌmɑn-/, /-ˈblɑŋk/ 1. The highest mountain in Europe, in the Alps between France and Italy.
Word: Mont Blanc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mont Blanc (literally “white mountain”), from mont (“mount”) + blanc (“white”). The dessert is named from its resemblance to the mountain. Pronunciation: /ˌmɒ̃ ˈblɒ̃(k)/, /ˌmɔn ˈblɑnk/, /ˌmɑn-/, /-ˈblɑŋk/ 1. A dessert consisting of chestnut purée which has been riced or extruded into vermicelli-like noodles. Example: ... chestnut purée is often minimally altered. A Mont Blanc, for example, showcases its slightly sticky, candied attraction with only a little whipped cream and meringue to temper it. Example: A Mont Blanc is a celebration of decadent chestnut cream, a particularly beloved and nostalgic French flavor, and is eaten primarily around Christmas.
Word: moisturiser Part of Speech: noun 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of moisturizer. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: misspent Part of Speech: adj 1. Spent in a bad way, squandered Example: He had a misspent youth.
Word: misspent Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of misspend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: miscarry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English miscarien. By surface analysis, mis- + carry. Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsˈkæɹi/ 1. To have an unfortunate accident of some kind; to be killed, or come to harm. Labels: obsolete 2. To go astray; to do something wrong. Labels: archaic 3. To have a miscarriage; to involuntarily abort a foetus. 4. To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.). Example: So, if a Sonne that is by his Father ſent about Merchandize, doe ſinfully miſcarry vpon the Sea; the imputation of his vvickedneſſe, by your rule, ſhould be impoſed vpon his Father that ſent him: […] Example: Pluto observing, since the Peace, The Burial Article decrease; And, vext to see Affairs miscarry, Declar'd in Council, Death must marry […] 5. Of a letter etc.: to fail to reach its intended recipient. Example: Sir Nathaniel, this Biron is one of the votaries with the king; and here he hath framed a letter to a sequent of the stranger queen's, which accidentally, or by the way of progression, hath miscarried. Example: It likewise alluded to several letters, which, as it appeared to me, must have miscarried or have been intercepted,[…].
Word: kroner Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of krone Labels: form-of, plural Example: The Norwegian government said 1.25 billion kroner, or $186 million (U.S.), worth of Barrick stock and 249 million kroner ($67 million) worth of Textron stock was sold quietly ahead of the announcement to avoid influencing the market.
Word: kissable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kw(e)s-der. Proto-Germanic *kussaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *kussijaną Proto-West Germanic *kussijan Old English cyssan Middle English kissen English kiss 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 kissable From kiss + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪsəbəl/ 1. Capable of being kissed. 2. Attractive, so as to invite kissing. Example: She's got such a kissable face. Example: Us girls, we are so magical / Soft skin, red lips, so kissable / Hard to resist, so touchable / Too good to deny it / Ain't no big deal, it's innocent
Word: habilitate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin habilitātus, past participle of habilitāre (“to enable”). 1. Qualified or entitled. Labels: obsolete Example: persons[…]not legal, nor habilitate to serve in Parliament,
Word: habilitate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin habilitātus, past participle of habilitāre (“to enable”). 1. To enable one to function in a given manner; to make one capable of performing a given function or of conducting something; to make one fit to fulfill a given purpose or competent to act within a particular role. Labels: transitive 2. To qualify oneself, through a demonstration of ability, to function in a certain capacity or to act within a certain role. Labels: intransitive 3. In European institutions of higher education, to qualify as an instructor or professor, usually by defending a dissertation or similar project. 4. To supply money to work a mine. Labels: US 5. To clothe. Labels: dated, figuratively, often Example: Exteriors habilitated in the glowing colors of fresh and soft-hued paint. Example: Fred. Wickersham, and those who attended him on this sad pilgrimage, had the deceased each habilitated in appropriate apparel, and arrangements made for their conveyance to Healdsburg.
Word: moisturizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moisturize + -er. 1. Something that causes moisture or a condition of wetness; something that makes things moist. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The oil acts as a moisturizer to the wood. 2. Moisturising cream, emollient. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: drainpipe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drain + pipe. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹeɪnˌpaɪp/ 1. A pipe that carries fluid which is being drained. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He unlatched the window and stuck his head out — there was a drainpipe a couple of feet to the left but his room was on the second floor and it was too dark to tell whether the garden below was grass, soil, or paving. Example: We said earlier that we normally use a curved or bent piece of pipe at the top of the drainpipe where it is connected to the gutter, and a fitting at the bottom end of the drainpipe that directs the water into a channel or a drain or gully. 2. A pipe that carries fluid which is being drained. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Where a lot owner knows that his premises will be flooded in case of a heavy rain, unless a certain city drainpipe in the street adjacent thereto is cleaned out, and gives no notice of it, and makes no effort to remedy the defect, he cannot recover of the city damages caused by flooding his premises during such storm. Example: She's in a drainpipe--right there," I said, pointing toward the hole in the side of the ditch. 3. A pipe that carries fluid which is being drained. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: First you should know that the size of the drain hole in the bottom of the sink is reflective of the drainpipe's diameter that has been standardized by the plumbing industry. Example: A crude analogy is to liken this to water draining noisily from a bathtub. As the liquid falls down into the drainpipe, some of its swirling kinetic energy is converted into sound waves, water bashing against molecules of air. 4. A pipe that carries fluid which is being drained. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For years mechanical refrigerator salesmen have delighted in sticking their finger down inside the drainpipe of an ice refrigerator and drawing it out covered with slime, in an effort to demonstrate to the housewife that ice refrigeration is unclean. Example: Attach the rubber tubing to the drainpipe of the ice chamber and place the end in a pail. 5. The type of pipe that is used to construct a drainpipe. Labels: uncountable Example: Hold a length of drainpipe vertically and stuff a loose wad of metal gauze up into the lower end. Example: . Buy enough unperforated, rigid plastic drainpipe for the job at a building supply center; also buy a 90-degree drainpipe elbow, drainpipe couplings, and any adapter available to join the drainpipe and downspout. 6. A type of form-fitting trousers with highly tapered legs. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At the flick of a switch I would change mode and tart up in my new Toby, a horrendous copy of a Savile Row suit, waisted, with a twelve-inch vent at the back, drainpipe trousers and a rose in my buttonhole. Example: He was skinny, and wearing drainpipe jeans and a gothic Tshirt with the word 'VOMIT' in silver sparkly letters on black.
Word: copperhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From copper + head. 1. Any of certain of snakes having a copper-colored head in three families within suborder Serpentes. 2. Any of certain of snakes having a copper-colored head in three families within suborder Serpentes. 3. Any of certain of snakes having a copper-colored head in three families within suborder Serpentes. 4. Any of certain of snakes having a copper-colored head in three families within suborder Serpentes. 5. Any of certain of snakes having a copper-colored head in three families within suborder Serpentes. 6. Someone with ginger hair. Labels: derogatory
Word: cavemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of caveman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bullion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bulloin, bullioun, from Anglo-Norman bullion, of obscure origin, perhaps from French bouillon, extending the sense to that of ‘melting’. Middle Dutch boelioen (“base metal”) seems to have come from the unrelated French billon. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊl.jən/ 1. A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If the mint kept back one per cent, to pay the expense of coinage, it would be against the interest of the holders of bullion to have it coined, until the coin was more valuable than the bullion by at least that fraction. 2. Base or uncurrent coin. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: And those which eld's strict doom did disallow, / And damn for bullion, go for current now. 3. Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: To beholde how it was garnysshyd and bounde, […] The claspis and bullyons were worth a thousande pounde; […] 4. A heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: The hair was plaited with bullion and red riband, and then wound round the head, something after the fashion of a turban, save that it entirely displayed the forehead. 5. The mark left on a glass piece from its attachment to a punty. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: belles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of belle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of whisk, perhaps so called from the notion of “whisking” up cards after each trick. Altered perhaps on assumption that the word was an interjection invoking silence, by influence of whist (“silent”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɪst/, /ˈʍɪst/, [ˈw̥ɪst] 1. Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "We have a loo in College every night-of course that is not every night, but most nights-not a big loo at all, you know, but just a small party of our own. I would almost rather we played whist myself, but the other fellows don't like whist, it's too awfully scientific; and at loo, you know, you can have a bit of a flutter. It helps to pass the time after Hall." 2. A session of playing this card game. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: whist Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English whist (“silent”), possibly onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪst/, /ˈʍɪst/, [ˈw̥ɪst] 1. Alternative spelling of whisht. Silence!, quiet!, hush!, shhh!, shush! Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: … for scarcely had they descended one hundred feet, when a low “whist” from the girl, warned them of present danger. 2. Onomatopoeia for slicing. Example: Well! she laid down her little golden head without fear; and whist! down came the axe, and it was off. So the mother wiped the axe and laughed.
Word: whist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English whist (“silent”), possibly onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪst/, /ˈʍɪst/, [ˈw̥ɪst] 1. To hush or shush; to still. Labels: rare, transitive Example: o was the Titaness put downe and whist 2. To become silent. Labels: intransitive, rare Example: The fields whist, beasts, and fowls of divers bue
Word: whist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English whist (“silent”), possibly onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪst/, /ˈʍɪst/, [ˈw̥ɪst] 1. Silent, hushed. Labels: rare Example: Come unto these yellow sands, / And then take hands: / Courtsied when you have and kiss'd / The wild waves whist, / Foot it featly here and there; / And, sweet sprites, the burthen bear.[…]
Word: strip poker Part of Speech: noun 1. A variant of poker where a player removes an item of clothing each time they lose a round or hand. Labels: uncountable
Word: snowcone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snow + cone. 1. A frozen dessert consisting of crushed ice and colored fruit flavoring, usually served in a cone or a cup.
Word: shortbread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *braudą Proto-West Germanic *braud Old English brēad Middle English bred English bread English shortbread From short (“brittle, of pastry”) + bread. 1. A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scientifiction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Medieval Latin scientificusder. Middle French scientifiquebor. English scientific Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction blend English scientifiction Blend of scientific + fiction. Coined by Hugo Gernsback in 1916. Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪ.ən.tɪˈfɪk.ʃən/ 1. Science fiction. Labels: dated, uncountable Example: I am supposed to report Münchhaussen's^([sic]) doings; am supposed to be writing fiction, scientifiction, to be correct. Example: 1926, Hugo Gernsback, Amazing Stories, "A New Sort of Magazine" There is the usual fiction magazine, the love story and the sex-appeal type of magazine, the adventure type, and so on, but a magazine of "Scientifiction" is a pioneer in its field in America. By "scientifiction" I mean the Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and Edgar Allan Poe type of story—a charming romance intermingled with scientific fact and prophetic vision.
Word: rambler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ramble + -er. 1. A recreational walker, a hiker. Example: The Category B listing for this footbridge is well-warranted - just ask any rambler who has enjoyed it as an industrial jewel in the above-the-River-Teviot portion of Border Abbeys Way. 2. A drifter, a vagabond Labels: US, poetic 3. One who rambles. 4. Synonym of rambling rose. 5. A ranch-style house. Labels: US Example: I like being mother and wife. We've lived in a rambler in West Valley City, Utah for three years.
Word: Oktoberfest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octō Latin Octōberlbor. Middle High German octōber German Oktober Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin festumder. Middle High German fëst German Fest German Oktoberfestbor. English Oktoberfest Borrowed from German Oktoberfest. 1. A two-week public festival in Munich (Bavaria, southern Germany), held yearly in late September and early October, known especially for the large party tents in which revellers consume beer on long benches. Example: These Oktoberfests always resulted in bitter physical complaints, (“My liver is swelled to the thickness of seven inches, and I have spiders in my urine”), but they served for him the same peculiar function that all-night country-club gin parties were serving elsewhere. Example: Joe Rogers writes that he and Jean are headed for Germany and are quite pleased with the prospect. They must have heard about these Oktoberfests.
Word: hymnic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hymn Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hymnic From hymn + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪmnɪk/ 1. Of or relating to hymns.
Word: lymphoproliferation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lympho- + proliferation. 1. The excessive production of lymphocytes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tippler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tipple + -er (“agent”). “Seller” sense from 1396; “drinker” sense from 1580. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪplə/ 1. A seller of alcoholic liquors; keeper of a tippling-house or tavern. Labels: obsolete Example: It is decrede that no tippler shall allow any unlawful games in his howse. Example: [...] and that expresse charge be given to every keeper of any Tavern, Inne, Cookshouse, Tobacco-house, Alehouse, or any other tipler or victualler whatsoever within your ward, [...] 2. A habitual drinker; a bibber. Example: […]they had picked up two fellows in that day’s march, one of which, he said, was as fine a man as ever he saw (meaning the tippler), Example: He had, in truth, drunk very little - not a fourth of the quantity which a systematic tippler could carry to church on a Sunday afternoon without a hitch in his eastings or genuflections[.] 3. A breed of domestic pigeon bred to participate in endurance competitions. 4. An open wagon with a tipping trough, unloaded by being inverted (used for bulk cargo, especially minerals). A minecart, a lorry. Labels: UK Example: Ackers was working as a tippler operator. His mate, L. Beveridge, saw that Ackers had tipped a full skip and Beveridge allowed another full skip to gravitate to Acker's tippler. Example: A shaft runround was made to conduct the empties from the tippler to the empty side of the shaft where they would rejoin the old circuit. 5. One who works at a tipple. 6. Alternative form of tipple, a revolving frame or cage in which a truck or wagon is inverted to discharge its load. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Unloading is by tipplers on to a moving conveyor at the power station, which naturally involves uncoupling individual wagons.
Word: carillons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carillon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carillons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of carillon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Monophysite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin monophysita, from Byzantine Greek μονοφυσίτης (monophusítēs), from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “single”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature”). Pronunciation: /məˈnɒfɪsaɪt/ 1. A member of a Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature, as opposed to the Chalcedonian view that Christ has two natures, both fully man and fully God, and is co-eternal and co-substantial with the Father. 2. A member of the Oriental Orthodox Church. Labels: derogatory
Word: obstreperously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English obstreperous Middle English -ly English -ly English obstreperously From obstreperous + -ly. 1. In an obstreperous manner. Example: The liquor soon mounted into their heads, as it generally does even with the arrantest topers newly landed from sea, and they began capering about most obstreperously.
Word: Nestorianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Nestorian 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 Nestorianism From Nestorian + -ism. 1. The Christological doctrine ascribed to Nestorius, condemned as heretical by the Council of Ephesus but later also ascribed to the Church of the East, holding that within Christ there are two distinct hypostases, divine and human. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The beliefs and practices of the Church of the East. Labels: broadly, countable, derogatory, sometimes, uncountable
Word: crosier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English; originally referring to the staff bearer, from a merger of Old French words crocier (“bearer of a cross”) and croisier (“one who bears or has to do with a cross”), ultimately from Latin crux (“cross”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹəʊzi.ə/, /ˈkɹəʊʒə/, /ˈkɹoʊʒɚ/ 1. A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office. Example: […]the lives of the Latin clergy were more corrupt, and the Eastern bishops might pass for the successors of the apostles, if they were compared with the lordly prelates, who wielded by turns the crosier, the sceptre, and the sword. Example: “Nay, most gracious sovereign,” answered the Hermit, (well known to the curious in penny-histories of Robin Hood, by the name of Friar Tuck,) “it is not the crosier I fear, but the sceptre. […]” 2. A young fern frond, before it has unrolled.
Word: crozier Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of crosier. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: 3D job Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Literally: Dirty, Dangerous and Demanding (or Difficult, Demeaning) job. Calque of Japanese 3K (3K). 1. A menial blue-collar job often performed by migrants.
Word: cruet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman cruet, diminutive of Old French crue (“an earthen pot”), from Old Saxon krūka. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹu.ɪt/ 1. A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as oil, vinegar, salt, or pepper, for use at a dining table. Example: Near-synonym: shaker (sometimes synonymous) Example: "By Jupiter there's vinegar!" I heard him say to his friend, after he had stood on tiptoe an immense time, and had been crushed and beaten on all sides. "And there's oil!! I saw them distinctly, in cruets! Can any gentleman, in front there, see mustard on the table? Sir, will you oblige me! Do you see a Mustard-Pot?" 2. A stand for these containers. Labels: UK Example: He[…]even had a second slice of lamb, for he was hungry. During the meal, as was his custom, he read from a book propped up against the cruet. 3. A small vessel used to hold wine or water for the Eucharist.
Word: errands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of errand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: errands Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of errand Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: tombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tombs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tomb Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: complexity theory Part of Speech: noun 1. The study and classification of decision problems by the computational resources—such as time and space—needed by the programs that solve the problems. Labels: uncountable Example: The professor of complexity theory says that the problem can be solved in polynomial time. 2. chaos theory Labels: uncountable
Word: incomprehension Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English comprehension English incomprehension From in- + comprehension. 1. Lack of comprehension or understanding; inability to understand. Labels: uncountable Example: Stephen blushed; and his father looked from one to the other in a state of utter incomprehension. Example: (...) and the wearied worker, borne at evening through crowded undergrounds, might read his name with a listless incomprehension.
Word: forint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hungarian forint, from Italian fiorino (“florin, the former currency of Tuscany”). Doublet of florin. Pronunciation: /ˈfɒ.ɹɪnt/, /ˈfɔ.ɹɪnt/ 1. The basic unit of currency of Hungary; formerly subdivided into 100 fillér. Example: Better yet, there were no cover charges, and we didn’t bother to order drinks in half the spots. So, despite having a Slovak beer and shots of both the traditional Hungarian fruit spirit palinka and the bittersweet digestif Unicum, the entire evening cost 2,000 forints, under $10.
Word: hostname Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From host + name. 1. The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known. 2. A computer or other network device's Internet domain name; a fully qualified hostname. Labels: Internet 3. The portion of a computer's Internet domain name that comes before the first period; an unqualified hostname. Labels: Internet
Word: shamble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English schambyll, shamyll, schamel, from Old English sċeamol, scamol (“bench, stool”), from Proto-West Germanic *skamul, *skamil, from Proto-Germanic *skamulaz, *skamilaz, from Latin scamellum, a variant of scabellum (“footstool”). Cognate with West Frisian skammel (“shamble, trestle, stool", also (in the plural) "legs, especially when showing defects or deformities”), Dutch schemel (“footstool, bench”), German Schemel (“stool”), Danish skammel (“stool”). Icelandic skemill (“footstool”). The verb is probably derived from the adjective, itself from attributive use of the noun. Compare West Frisian skammelje (“to walk with a swaying gait, especially on deformed legs”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃæmbəl/, [ˈʃʰæmbəl] ~ [ˈʃʰæmbl̩], /ˈʃeə̯mbəl/, [ˈʃeə̯mbəl] ~ [ˈʃeə̯mbl̩], /ˈʃɛə̯mbəl/ 1. One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level.
Word: shamble Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English schambyll, shamyll, schamel, from Old English sċeamol, scamol (“bench, stool”), from Proto-West Germanic *skamul, *skamil, from Proto-Germanic *skamulaz, *skamilaz, from Latin scamellum, a variant of scabellum (“footstool”). Cognate with West Frisian skammel (“shamble, trestle, stool", also (in the plural) "legs, especially when showing defects or deformities”), Dutch schemel (“footstool, bench”), German Schemel (“stool”), Danish skammel (“stool”). Icelandic skemill (“footstool”). The verb is probably derived from the adjective, itself from attributive use of the noun. Compare West Frisian skammelje (“to walk with a swaying gait, especially on deformed legs”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃæmbəl/, [ˈʃʰæmbəl] ~ [ˈʃʰæmbl̩], /ˈʃeə̯mbəl/, [ˈʃeə̯mbəl] ~ [ˈʃeə̯mbl̩], /ˈʃɛə̯mbəl/ 1. Shambling, awkward, ungainly; distorted, ill-shapen, wry. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: His awkward stagger is due to his shamble legs.
Word: shamble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English schambyll, shamyll, schamel, from Old English sċeamol, scamol (“bench, stool”), from Proto-West Germanic *skamul, *skamil, from Proto-Germanic *skamulaz, *skamilaz, from Latin scamellum, a variant of scabellum (“footstool”). Cognate with West Frisian skammel (“shamble, trestle, stool", also (in the plural) "legs, especially when showing defects or deformities”), Dutch schemel (“footstool, bench”), German Schemel (“stool”), Danish skammel (“stool”). Icelandic skemill (“footstool”). The verb is probably derived from the adjective, itself from attributive use of the noun. Compare West Frisian skammelje (“to walk with a swaying gait, especially on deformed legs”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃæmbəl/, [ˈʃʰæmbəl] ~ [ˈʃʰæmbl̩], /ˈʃeə̯mbəl/, [ˈʃeə̯mbəl] ~ [ˈʃeə̯mbl̩], /ˈʃɛə̯mbəl/ 1. To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet. Example: I wasn't too impressed with the fellow, when he shambled in unenthusiastically and an hour late. Example: The old black, not in any very high glee at having been previously roused from his warm hammock at a most unseasonable hour, came shambling along from his galley, for, like many old blacks, there was something the matter with his knee-pans, which he did not keep well scoured like his other pans; [...]
Word: Cassidy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Caiside (“descendant of Caiside”), from cas (“curly-haired”). Pronunciation: /ˈkæsɪdi/, /ˈkæsədi/ 1. A surname from Irish anglicized from Ó Casaide (“descendant of Caiside”). Caiside is a byname from Irish cas (“curly”) meaning “curly-haired”. 2. A surname from Irish, a rare anglicization of Mac Casarlaigh (“son of Casarlach”) (Casserly). 3. A male given name transferred from the surname. 4. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern American usage. 5. A community in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.