nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: scheduler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From schedule + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛdjələ/, /ˈskɛdjələ/ 1. A person or device that determines a schedule, that determines the order that tasks are to be done. 2. An operating system component responsible for allocating several resources, most commonly the use of processors by different concurrent processes or threads.
Word: schedulers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛdjələz/, /ˈskɛdjələz/ 1. plural of scheduler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sea legs Part of Speech: noun 1. The ability, when walking aboard a ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: to get/find one's sea legs Example: Jasper would find his sea-legs in a fortnight, and a twelvemonth's v'y'ge would make him a man. 2. The ability to travel by ship without becoming seasick. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: When the ship was pitching or rolling, work would be difficult; but even then, when the Colonists get their sea-legs, and are free from the qualmishness which overtakes landsmen when first getting afloat, I cannot see why they should not engage in some form of industrial work far more profitable than yawning and lounging about the deck, to say nothing of the fact that by so doing they would lighten the expense of their transit. 3. Synonym of crab sticks. Labels: US, plural, plural-only, rare 4. The ability to partially or fully inhabit a marine environment. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: So, from the Jurassic Period to today, the problems that come with being secondarily aquatic seem to have had the same kinds of solutions. And what we've learned is that it's no easy task to get your sea legs. But once you do, it's smooth sailing.
Word: input device Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of many hardware devices that provide input (from a user or elsewhere) to a computer.
Word: gluteal cleft Part of Speech: noun 1. The groove between the buttocks that runs from just below the sacrum to the perineum.
Word: anal cleft Part of Speech: noun 1. The groove between the buttocks.
Word: gasoil Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gas oil. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: diesel knock Part of Speech: noun 1. In diesel engines, a repetitive knocking sound when delayed ignition causes sudden high pressures. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: jivanmukta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit जीवन्मुक्ति (jīvanmukti, “emancipation while still alive”). 1. A person who, in the Advaita philosophy of Hinduism, has attained nirvikalpa samadhi — the realization of the Self, Parasiva — and is liberated from rebirth while living in a human body. Labels: Hinduism 2. A liberated being (not necessarily paramukta). Labels: Hinduism
Word: isostilbic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English isostilbic From iso- + Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “gleam”) + English -ic. 1. Describing an isosbestic point in a spectrum that remains constant throughout a reaction
Word: portance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French portance (“a carrying, support”), from porter (“to carry”), from Latin portare (“carry, bear, convey”). 1. The manner in which one carries oneself; behaviour. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: […] for in court gay portaunce he perceiu'd, / And gallant shew to be in greatest gree […]
Word: isotacticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English isotactic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English isotacticity From isotactic + -ity. 1. The state of being isotactic Labels: uncountable 2. The extent to which a polymer is isotactic Labels: countable
Word: isovalent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English valent English isovalent From iso- + valent. 1. Describing a form of hyperconjugation in which there are contributions from different degrees of bonding between a pair of atoms.
Word: fault plane Part of Speech: noun 1. The plane, or surface formed between the two rock blocks that slip one with the other during an earthquake. The edge of the fault plane can often be seen on the land as a fault line.
Word: kephalin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cephalin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ketoaldonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone English keto- English aldonic English ketoaldonic From keto- + aldonic. 1. Of or pertaining to the ketoaldonic acids Labels: not-comparable
Word: lineic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French linéique. Introduced to English by International Standards Organization (ISO) in 1992 in ISO 31 (Quantities and units). 1. Of or pertaining to length; especially used to describe a measurement per unit length. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lipopolysaccharide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide English polysaccharide English lipopolysaccharide From lipo- + polysaccharide. 1. Any of a large class of lipids conjugated with polysaccharides
Word: lithometeor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (lĭ́thos)der. English litho- English meteor English lithometeor From litho- + meteor. 1. A suspension of dry dust etc. in the atmosphere.
Word: lyase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lyo- + -ase. 1. Any of many classes of enzyme that catalyze the breaking of a specific form of bond
Word: lyate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ly- + -ate. 1. Any anion formed by removal of a hydron (proton) from a solvent molecule.
Word: lyonium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lyo- English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English lyonium From lyo- + -n- + -ium. 1. Any cation formed by addition of a hydron (proton) to a solvent molecule
Word: lyophobic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lyo- (“solvent, dispersion”) + -phobic (“having aversion to”), from Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) + Latin -icus. 1. Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated.
Word: failure rate Part of Speech: noun 1. The frequency with which an engineered system or component fails, expressed for example in failures per hour.
Word: macromonomeric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English macromonomer Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English macromonomeric From macromonomer + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to macromonomers. Labels: not-comparable
Word: article of extraordinary value Part of Speech: noun 1. A transported item with a value exceeding 100 USD per imperial pound.
Word: magnetizability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English magnetize Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English magnetizability From magnetize + -ability. 1. The state of being magnetizable Labels: uncountable 2. A measure of the extent to which something is magnetizable; specifically the tensor quantity relating the induced magnetic moment to the applied magnetic flux density Labels: countable
Word: mancunide Part of Speech: adj 1. mancude Labels: not-comparable
Word: overhead projector Part of Speech: noun 1. A projector that projects an image over the heads of the viewers onto a screen in front of them. Example: The reality is that the typical classroom teacher still uses a blackboard and chalk. Indeed, despite the excitement over high-tech devices, most classroom equipment is decidedly low-tech: small-screen television sets, mimeograph machines, monaural phonograph record players, overhead projectors with grease pencils, 16-millimeter projectors, reel-to-reel tape players, filmstrip projectors.
Word: oblongs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oblong Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oblongs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of oblong Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: country of provenance Part of Speech: noun 1. The country from which goods were shipped.
Word: CIF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cost, insurance and freight. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: CIF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of California Interscholastic Federation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: It was rekindled this summer when going through the all-time football scores for St. Mary’s of Stockton and Oakdale (two of the top programs in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section) and I discovered that both of them can still count their worst losses as being to Stockton High at 78-0 and 90-0, respectively.
Word: DAF Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of Delivered At Frontier. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Acronym of delayed auditory feedback. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. Acronym of donor-advised fund. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: DAF Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of daf (“dumb as fuck”). Labels: Internet, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: DAF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Dutch Automobile Federation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DAF Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French DAF (“Dictionnaire de l’Académie française”). 1. Acronym of Dictionnaire de l’Académie française. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: DAF Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German DAF (“Deutsche Arbeitsfront”). 1. The German Labour Front. Labels: Nazism, historical Example: Keen to avoid civil unrest and thus give the Americans a pretext to take it back, French authorities allowed Stuttgart’s antifascists considerable leeway in dismantling the Nazi-era German Labor Front (DAF), rebuilding shop-floor organization in the factories, and organizing the population in cross-party antifascist alliances.
Word: DDU Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of Delivered Duty Unpaid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: DDU Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Display Driver Uninstaller, a popular GPU driver removal tool for Nvidia, AMD, and Intel graphics cards. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EXW Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Ex Works. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: INCOTERM Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Incoterm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: home-grown Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been grown in one's home garden, etc., rather than in a larger agricultural production. Example: Our neighbours brought us some beautiful home-grown tomatoes. 2. Having been produced locally. Example: We not only have to cultivate our home-grown talent better, but we also need to stimulate the flow of talent into our country. Example: Beyond the mere existence of a dictionary, what is required is the acceptance of the notion of a home-grown standardised variety in the language community itself.
Word: droughty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From drought + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹaʊti/, [ˈdɹʌʊɾi] 1. Lacking rain. Example: From habit the sheep would head for the river, but, though it was early spring, the winter had been droughty, and the river was only a string of dangerous water-holes. 2. Dry; thirsty. Labels: archaic Example: thou muſt / With taſteleſs Water waſh thy droughty Throat.
Word: drought-tolerant Part of Speech: adj 1. Able to survive long periods of time without rain. Example: Some of the best drought-tolerant trees are bur oak, Texas red oak, Texas ash, cedar elm, Eve's necklace, chinkapin oak, and Lacey oak.
Word: grind to a halt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From windmills. To stop a windmill from turning too quickly, such as during a strong gust of wind, excess corn would be poured between the grinding stone (top stone) and the nether stone (bottom stone). The extra pressure would cause the stones to slow down or literally "grind to a halt", and thereby stop the windmill from turning. 1. To come to a standstill, or cease to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle. Labels: intransitive Example: Work on the new high-rise ground to a halt as contractors tried to deal with all the red tape. Example: After the visionary's death, work on his ideas ground to a halt.
Word: ground to a halt Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of grind to a halt Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: uncapped Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + capped. Piecewise doublet of uncaped and uncoped. 1. Not capped (in various senses); not wearing or possessing a cap. Labels: not-comparable Example: I struggling faintly, could not help feeling what I could not grasp, a column of the whitest ivory, beautifully streak'd with blue veins, and carrying, fully uncapt, a head of the liveliest vermillion Example: From rolling plain where crumbling Tiber flows, / To fixed Soracte still uncapped with snow. 2. Of honey, not having been sealed by bees with a wax cover in the cell. Labels: not-comparable Example: "And I see over here you have buckets of honey you have gathered. It is uncapped, and liquid." 3. Not having made an appearance in an international sports match. Labels: not-comparable Example: there seems nothing very unusual about an uncapped 20-year-old English midfielder being asked to step up in the Champions League last-16 against Real Madrid. Example: The jury is still out on their purchase of French defender Wesley Fofana, who cost £75m from Leicester in 2022 and has struggled with injury. He made his France debut in 2023 but remains, we think, the most expensive player to move clubs while uncapped.
Word: uncapped Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From uncap + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of uncap Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: caolinite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kaolinite. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: polygamists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polygamist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: publishes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of publish Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sherries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sherry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: animateur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French animateur. 1. One who promotes particular activity, especially one of a cultural or artistic nature. Example: As an animateur you seek out a social circle to which to belong, whether or not it is entirely of your own making. Example: If an animateur is seeking to change their psychological point of view, this will mean re-organizing their defence system as part of the process of transformation.
Word: transistorization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From transistor + -ization. 1. The process of transistorizing; the transition from the use of vacuum tubes to the use of semiconductor transistors. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: bum rap Part of Speech: noun 1. A false accusation, or an injustice, especially one that leads to imprisonment. Labels: slang Example: . . . going over the top of the wall of the Trenton prison, where I was sent on a bum rap. 2. An undeservedly unfavorable portrayal or reputation. Labels: idiomatic Example: Orthopedic surgeon Robert Marx, with New York's Hospital for Special Surgery, says that findings from the current study should not give arthroscopic knee surgery a bum rap.
Word: video laryngoscope Part of Speech: noun 1. A laryngoscope fitted with a video camera placed at a point on the blade which provides a direct view of the larynx. Light is provided to illuminate the larynx, and the video information is displayed on a monitor.
Word: kaftans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kaftan Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laggy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English lag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English laggy From lag + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈlæɡi/ 1. Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it. Example: Gasoline prices usually show a laggier response to crude-oil price reduction than to crude-oil price increases. 2. Tending to lag, or respond slowly because of network latency. Labels: Internet, informal Example: I've given up trying to play on that laggy server.
Word: orientating response Part of Speech: noun 1. An animal's response to a stimulus in which the animal moves in a way that allows it to better evaluate the nature of the stimulus. It can then better respond to danger through "fight or flight".
Word: rod-shaped Part of Speech: adj 1. Shaped like a rod; long and cylindrical. Example: Walk-through detectors designed to spot guns, knives and other flat and rod-shaped weapons cost almost £5,000 each. Example: In western Nevada at the southern end of Lake Winnemucca a rod-shaped atlatl with weight and engaging hook still attached was discovered around 1961. 2. Shaped like a rod; long and cylindrical. Example: Anthrax goes through two very different stages in its life cycle. One is a microscopic rod-shaped bacterium called bacillus anthracis, easy to grow in the lab but fragile and easily killed in the open. Example: S. pombe is a rod shaped organism, and during its cell cycle it grows mostly in length with little change in diameter.
Word: hold one's water Part of Speech: verb 1. To restrain one's urge to urinate. Labels: dated Example: […] and if there is much oozing of blood, the application of ice to the penis. The patient is then instructed to hold his water as long as possible. 2. To be patient; to control one's impulses. Labels: idiomatic Example: Hold your water, I'll get to you in a minute. Example: "C'mon, move it! Get your ass in gear!" […] "Hold your water!" Stiehl yelled back. "I'm writing farewell letters."
Word: metoecious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From met- + -oecious. 1. Synonym of heteroecious.
Word: heteroecious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hetero- + -oecious. 1. Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.
Word: mix it up Part of Speech: verb 1. To compete vigorously, to quarrel, or to fight physically. Labels: idiomatic Example: He would have felt like an irate ticket-holder at a prize-fight where the principals refused to mix it up. 2. To engage with people, relate to people; to enjoy oneself with others. Example: And Carl hasn't really been mixing it up with the fans. Example: Q. What is her impact right now on the Republican Party, and does it bother you? A. She's a star. Why--it doesn't bother me. I mean, she is out there mixing it up, she's conveying her views, she's animating people to come forward and participate in the political process. 3. To create one or more variations of the usual way in which something is done. Example: Indeed, why not try mixing it up even more by adding a completely different deer vocalization to the mix, or maybe more, to make the woods come alive with the sounds that deer make?
Word: electrolocation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English location English electrolocation From electro- + location. 1. the ability of an animal to detect an object by its distortion of the animal's electric field, as in the electric fishes such as the electric eel. Labels: uncountable 2. the ability of a robot to locate an object by detecting changes in its electric field. Labels: uncountable
Word: Dragon Boat Festival Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Chinese 龍船節 /龙船节 (Lóngchuánjié) or 龍舟節 /龙舟节 (Lóngzhōujié), an alternative name for 端午節 /端午节 (Duānwǔjié) from the races traditionally held on that day in southern China, now popularly connected with the legend of townspeople racing to throw zongzi into the Miluo River to preserve the body of the Chu poet and statesman Qu Yuan. 1. A Chinese holiday on Duanwu, the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar Example: Behind the Dragon Boat Festival is the tragically heroic story of a famous Chinese poet and statesman of ancient times, Chu Yuan, who ended his life by jumping into a river. His reason: he was not able to save his country, which he saw heading toward destruction. Example: In the folk tradition, rites, festivals, and myths began an early accretion around an apotheosized Ch'ü Yuan. The most famous of these, the Dragon Boat Festival (Tuan-wu chieh), takes place on the summer solstice, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, ostensibly to search for Ch'ü Yuan's body.
Word: rap sheet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From RAP (“record of arrest and prosecution”) + sheet. 1. A printed police record of an individual's citations, arrests, convictions, and incarcerations, usually in a single jurisdiction. Labels: US Example: rap sheet a mile long Example: a mile-long rap sheet
Word: Boot Hill Part of Speech: name 1. Name used for many cemeteries in the American Old West; nickname for any cemetery. Labels: US Example: Every few days some unfortunate was buried on Boot Hill, a victim of his own inexpertness with the six-shooter. Example: Where have all the TV Westerns gone? A genre once adored by viewers lies dead, but not forgotten, in television's Boot Hill. 2. The position of short leg. Labels: slang
Word: Neumann Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: mal du pays Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mal du pays. 1. homesickness Labels: uncountable
Word: mal de mer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French mal de mer (literally “sickness of sea”). 1. seasickness Labels: literary, uncountable
Word: incontiguous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English contiguous English incontiguous From in- + contiguous. Pronunciation: /ɪnkənˈtɪɡjuəs/ 1. Not contiguous; separate. Example: Alaska and Hawaii are incontiguous with the rest of the United States.
Word: intenerate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From New Latin intenerātus, perfect passive participle of intenerō (from tener (“tender”)), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛnəɹeɪt/ 1. To soften; tenderize. Labels: transitive Example: Fear intenerates the heart. Example: So have I seen the little purls of a stream […] intenerate the stubborn pavement.
Word: cacodoxy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek κακοδοξία (kakodoxía). By surface analysis, caco- + doxa + -y. 1. Incorrect doctrine or opinions. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: contester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English contest Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English contester From contest + -er. 1. One who contests something. Example: Meanwhile, Millar's second cousins and even more remote relatives hired lawyers to litigate the will out of existence. Contesters of the will claimed that the clause “encouraged immorality” and was “against public policy” […]
Word: martensitic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English martensite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English martensitic From martensite + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌmɑɹtɪnˈsɪtɪk/ 1. Of, containing, or relating to martensite, a certain crystalline structure that can occur in steel under some conditions and can also occasionally occur naturally in meteoric matter or mineral veins. Example: martensitic steel 2. Of or relating to a diffusionless transition of one crystal structure to another generated by coordinated atomic, ionic or molecular displacements over small distances (so named because first studied in martensite).
Word: martensite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after German metallurgist Adolf Martens (1850–1914). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹtɪnzaɪt/, /ˈmɑɹtɪnzʌɪt/, /ˈmɑɹtɪnsaɪt/, /ˈmɑɹtɪnsʌɪt/ 1. A solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel. 2. Any crystal structure formed by a martensitic transition.
Word: mesolytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From meso- + -lytic. 1. Describing the cleavage of a radical ion in such a way as to generate both a radical and an ion
Word: mesopore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English pore English mesopore From meso- + pore. 1. Any pore of moderate size, but especially those between about 2 and 50 nanometers in width 2. A pore with size between 2 and 50 nanometers.
Word: metamagnetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English magnetic English metamagnetic From meta- + magnetic. 1. Describing the transition from an antiferromagnetic to a ferromagnetic state
Word: metatectoid Part of Speech: adj 1. peritectoid
Word: methanation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English methane Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English methanation From methane + -ation. 1. The reaction of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to form methane
Word: methide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any binary compound of the methyl radical and an electropositive element, especially a metal
Word: gossypiboma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin gossypium (“cotton”) and -oma (“mass”) 1. A gauze or surgical sponge left inside a patient's body after surgery. Example: The gossypiboma obstructed the patient's bowel.
Word: microcanonical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From micro- + canonical. 1. Describing any closed system of constant volume which is thermally isolated from its surroundings, and whose total energy is constant and is known Labels: not-comparable
Word: ROFLMFAO Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From ROFL + LMFAO; compare ROFLMAO. Pronunciation: /ˌɑɹˌoʊˌɛfˌɛlˌɛmˌɛfˌeɪˌoʊ/, /ˌɹɑːfl̩məˈfaʊ/ 1. Initialism of rolling on the floor laughing my fucking ass/arse off. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar
Word: cabotinage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cabotinage. 1. overacting; hamming Labels: uncountable
Word: virelai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French virelai, alteration (after lai) of vireli. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪɹəleɪ/ 1. A medieval poetic form consisting of two or more three line units in each stanza, with the rhyme scheme AABAAB. Labels: historical Example: Now making layes of loue and louers paine, Bransles, Ballads, virelayes, and verses vaine [...]. Example: Methinks my life is a twice-written scroll Scrawled over on some boyish holiday With idle songs for pipe and virelay, Which do but mar the secret of the whole.
Word: jav Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of javelin. 1. Clipping of javelin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: virescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Circa 1825, from Latin virescens, present participle of virescere (“to become green”), from virēre (“to be green”). By surface analysis, Latin vir(ere) + -escent. Pronunciation: /vɪˈɹɛs.ənt/ 1. Green or greenish. 2. Becoming green.
Word: iso-osmotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English osmotic English iso-osmotic From iso- + osmotic. 1. Having the same solute concentration, and therefore the same water potential; frequently construed with with. Labels: not-comparable
Word: isoosmotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of iso-osmotic. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: dog's breakfast Part of Speech: noun 1. An unappealing mixture; a disorderly situation; a mess. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic Example: So complex was the scheme that neither blacks nor whites could say for certain who had won. "A dog's breakfast," cried Laborite M.P. James Callaghan. "I say frankly that I do not begin to understand it." Example: Critics here are reserving judgement on whether ABC will do "Life in Mars" justice or make a dog's breakfast of it. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dog, breakfast. Example: And the next morning she got up to fix breakfast: the old lady had told her, she had to fix her breakfast, the old lady's breakfast, the cat's breakfast, the dog's breakfast, and the bull's breakfast.
Word: portable computer Part of Speech: noun 1. A microcomputer powered by batteries with an integral display screen and integral input device (such as a keyboard) that can be used on the move.
Word: notebook computer Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈˈnəʊtbʊkˌkəmˈpjuːtə/ 1. A class of laptop computer that is around the size of a paper notebook with A4 or letter-sized pages.
Word: tablet computer Part of Speech: noun 1. A hand-held portable computer in the form of a tablet with a touch screen interface.
Word: propositional calculus Part of Speech: noun 1. Propositional logic. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: strict implication Part of Speech: noun 1. A material implication that is acted upon by the necessity operator from modal logic.
Word: material implication Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of material conditional. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: harpings Part of Speech: noun 1. The front part of the wales of a vessel, around the bow and fastened to the stem; used to provide protection from the seas. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: pterion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French ptérion, from ptère (“wing of the sphenoid bone”) + -ion, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛɹɪən/ 1. The point corresponding with the posterior end of the sphenoparietal suture; known as the weakest part of the skull. Example: Then standing before a closet mirror, he put the automatic to his head, at the point of the pterion, and pressed the comfortably concaved trigger.
Word: puccoon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Virginia Algonquian i.e. Powhatan poughkone. Related to poke, pocan. Pronunciation: /pəˈkuːn/ 1. Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, such as bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and two species of Lithospermum, Lithospermum caroliniense and Lithospermum canescens. Labels: countable Example: The puccoon dye was used as a sort of body rouge; it rubbed off on English linen quite easily, as Byrd's men discovered. 2. The red pigment (dye) obtained from these plants. Labels: uncountable Example: their head and shoulders [were] painted red, with Oyle and Pocones mingled together, which Scarlet-like colour made an exceeding handsome shew ….
Word: puckeroo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Māori pakaru (“broken”).http://books.google.com/books?id=lx5W9QiztAcC&pg=PA52&dq=%22puckeroo%22 1. Broken, not working. Labels: New-Zealand, not-comparable
Word: fairlead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fair + lead. 1. A device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object or out of the way, or to stop it from moving laterally. Example: Approach the boat from the bow and use the Cunningham fairlead to help guide the foot of the mast into the hole in the hull.
Word: super-Earth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English Earth English super-Earth From super- + Earth. 1. Any extrasolar rocky planet several times larger than Earth, especially such a planet detected as it transits its star. Example: Researchers had been hoping to spot water vapor in the atmosphere of a more Earth-like planet, especially one in its star’s habitable zone, but these worlds are relatively small, making observations of their atmospheres extraordinarily difficult. The larger the planet, the easier the detection, so researchers focused their efforts on super-Earths: planets with masses up to 10 times that of our home planet, which means they might also sport rocky surfaces.
Word: teleseismic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English seismic English teleseismic From tele- + seismic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or detected by teleseismology Labels: not-comparable
Word: teleseismology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English seismology English teleseismology From tele- + seismology. 1. The branch of seismology that records and studies distant seismic events Labels: uncountable
Word: orthotic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to orthotics. 2. Of Greek typography: having an upright form, distinct from the cursive and chancery types.
Word: orthotic Part of Speech: noun 1. An orthopedic appliance designed to support, straighten or improve the functioning of a body part; an orthosis.
Word: orthotics Part of Speech: noun 1. The design, manufacture and installation of orthopedic appliances to support, straighten or improve the function of a body part Labels: uncountable
Word: orthotics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orthotic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puntello Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian punta Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Italian -ello Italian puntellobor. English puntello Borrowed from Italian puntello. 1. One of the points sometimes drilled as guides for cutting away superfluous stone.
Word: puntelli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puntello Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Borgesian library Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Jorge Luis Borges, who wrote about such a library in his short story The Library of Babel (1941). 1. A fictitious vast library containing all possible 410-page books of a certain format, including books resulting from random concatenation of letters, spaces and punctuation marks.
Word: overhead press Part of Speech: noun 1. An exercise in which weight is lifted with the arms, which are straightened vertically over one's head.
Word: Nationalist Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the South African National Party during the 20th century. Labels: South-Africa
Word: Darrin Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Darren. Example: They called me the "magic" kid, and my mother named me Darrin, after the husband of the witch on the sixties TV sitcom Bewitched.
Word: Darin Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Darren.
Word: atom smasher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because it causes atoms to collide at high speeds. 1. A particle accelerator. Labels: informal
Word: Huldah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew חולדה (“weasel”). 1. A prophetess in the Old Testament. Example: And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect. 2. A female given name from Hebrew. Labels: rare
Word: microcarrier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + carrier. 1. Small, bead-like material used to immobilize biocatalysts, or to anchor growing cells
Word: microclimatology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + climatology. 1. The branch of climatology that studies microclimates Labels: uncountable
Word: microcomponent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + component. 1. Any very small component
Word: complete lattice Part of Speech: noun 1. A partially ordered set in which all subsets have both a supremum (join) and an infimum (meet).
Word: microelectrophoresis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + electrophoresis. 1. The direct microscopic observation and measurement of the movement of particles during electrophoresis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: microfiltration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + filtration. 1. filtration through a microporous membrane
Word: microgel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + gel. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪkɹəʊd͡ʒɛl/ 1. A gel formed from a network of microscopic filaments of polymer
Word: microheterogeneity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + heterogeneity. 1. The occurrence of different forms of a carbohydrate in a specific glycoprotein Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: microphotometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English -meter English photometer English microphotometer From micro- + photometer. 1. Any of various photometers used either to measure the variation of densities over small areas, or to measure accurately small changes in illumination.
Word: molfile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of molecule + file. 1. Any of several formats of table (and associated computer file) for holding information about the atoms, bonds, connectivity and coordinates of a molecule
Word: molozonide Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of unstable heterocycles containing three successive oxygen atoms in a five-membered ring; the 1,2,3-trioxolanes
Word: monodisperse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English disperse English monodisperse From mono- + disperse. 1. Having particles of (approximately) the same size. Labels: not-comparable 2. Synonym of uniform (“composed of a single macromolecular species”). Labels: not-comparable, proscribed
Word: monodisperse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English disperse English monodisperse From mono- + disperse. 1. To cause to become monodisperse. Example: Stock virus was monodispersed by passage through a 0.45 tt membrane.
Word: monoisotopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English isotopic English monoisotopic From mono- + isotopic. 1. Containing (or considered to contain) only a single isotope of each element present Labels: not-comparable
Word: monoisotopic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English isotopic English monoisotopic From mono- + isotopic. 1. A monoisotopic element
Word: multident Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing ambident species having more than two forms.
Word: polydent Part of Speech: adj 1. multident
Word: achromotrichia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) English chromo- English trich- Latin -iader. English -ia English achromotrichia From a- + chromo- + trich- + -ia. 1. The absence (or loss) of pigmentation in the hair. Labels: uncountable Example: Severe achromotrichia (graying) and alopecia (loss of hair) were produced in weanling and adult black mice […] Example: Most pantothenic acid-deficient laboratory animals exhibit dermatitis, achromotrichia, and nasal porphyrin excretion.
Word: multienzyme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English enzyme English multienzyme From multi- + enzyme. 1. Any protein having two or more catalytic functions
Word: multienzyme Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English enzyme English multienzyme From multi- + enzyme. 1. Containing multiple enzymes
Word: multilayer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Old English læġ English lay English -er English layer English multilayer From multi- + layer. 1. Any system of multiple layers, especially of multiple monolayers Labels: not-comparable
Word: multipole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English pole English multipole From multi- + pole. 1. Any of a several forms of static or oscillating distributions of charge or magnetization
Word: munchnone Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a class of mesoionic 1,3-oxazoles having an oxygen atom attached to position 5
Word: summum bonum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin summum bonum. Pronunciation: /ˌsʌməm ˈbəʊnəm/, /ˌsʊməm ˈbɒnəm/, /ˌsʊməm ˈbɑnəm/, /ˌsʌməm ˈboʊnəm/ 1. The greatest good; the ultimate importance; the singular end which human beings ought to pursue. Example: In a word, euery man for hiw owne ends: our ſummum bonum is commodity, and the Goddeſſe we adore is Dea moneta, Queene Mony, to whom wee daily offer ſacrifice, which ſteeres our hearts, hands, affections, all: […]
Word: nanofiltration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English filtration English nanofiltration From nano- + filtration. 1. Pressure-driven filtration through a membrane that removes particles of about two nanometres or larger Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: moral philosophy Part of Speech: noun 1. Ethics. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The maxims of common life were arranged in some methodical order, and connected together by a few common principles, in the same manner as they had attempted to arrange and connect the phenomena of nature. The science which pretends to investigate and explain those connecting principles, is what is properly called moral philosophy.
Word: Georgiana Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek derived from George. Example: The shape of the letters on my father’s, gave me an odd idea that he was a square, stout, dark man, with curly black hair. From the character and turn of the inscription, “Also Georgiana Wife of the Above,” I drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled and sickly.
Word: handlist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of hand + list. 1. A list for easy reference.
Word: handlists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handlist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hapaxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hapax Labels: form-of, plural
Word: havier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formerly haver, probably from half. Compare Latin semimas (“an emasculate”). 1. A castrated deer. Example: Haviers, or stags which have been gelded when young, have no horns, as is well known, and in the early part of the stalking season, when seen through a glass, might be mistaken for hummels […]
Word: haviers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of havier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hemialgia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos) Latin -iader. English -ia English hemialgia From hemi- + Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + English -ia. 1. A state of pain affecting only one side of the body. Labels: uncountable
Word: number 2 Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of number 2 pencil Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, numeral Example: The standard number 2 is a mixture of about two-thirds graphite and one-third clay. If you like darker, broader lines, you can use a number 1, which includes less clay. For lighter, finer lines, try a number 3 or A, which include more clay. Example: You may prefer to write in pencil and a supply of good number 2s will delight you. 2. Alternative spelling of number two. Labels: alt-of, alternative, numeral
Word: slight of hand Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of sleight of hand. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: chotchke Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tchotchke. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: customise Part of Speech: verb 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of customize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
Word: undefeatables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of undefeatable Labels: form-of, plural
Word: possessionlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English possession Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English possessionless Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English possessionlessness From possessionless + -ness. Pronunciation: /pəˈzɛʃn̩.ləs.nəs/ 1. The state or condition of having no possessions. Labels: uncountable Example: Their rebellion . . . translated their dispossession into the free possessionlessness of childhood. Example: Olivi in his commentary on the Apocalypse sanctified Francisan poverty, in the extreme form of absolute penury as well as possessionlessness attributed by the Franciscan Spirituals to St. Francis.
Word: rattier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of ratty: more ratty Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: rattiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of ratty: most ratty Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: refuelled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of refuel Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: refuellings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refuelling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: HFA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of high-functioning autism. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, obsolete, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of hydrofluoroalkane. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable
Word: refuelings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refueling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: remarries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of remarry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: LFA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of low-functioning autism. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: remarrying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of remarry Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: remarrying Part of Speech: noun 1. A marrying again; remarriage.
Word: rumples Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rumple Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rumples Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rumple Labels: form-of, plural