nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: moe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 萌え (moe, “budding, sprouting”), imperfective or continuative form of 萌える (moeru, “to burst into bud, to sprout”). Pronunciation: /ˈməʊ.eɪ/, /ˈmoʊ.eɪ/ 1. Strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Someone who is pretty or beautiful isn't moe by definition. Moe characters don't always have to be younger girls, but it certainly helps! In fact, moe characters don't even have to be female! As long as they make you feel like you want to hug and protect them, that's enough! Example: Despite its moe roots and preference for hijinks, Bocchi The Rock is a loving celebration of rock music and the joys of being in a band.
Word: moe Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Japanese 萌え (moe, “budding, sprouting”), imperfective or continuative form of 萌える (moeru, “to burst into bud, to sprout”). Pronunciation: /ˈməʊ.eɪ/, /ˈmoʊ.eɪ/ 1. Cute, adorable. (of fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media) Labels: slang
Word: moe Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Variant forms. Pronunciation: /məʊ/ 1. Obsolete form of mo. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Obsolete form of more. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Sing no more ditties, sing no moe. Example: The crafty courtiers with their guileful looks, Must needs put some experience in my maw: Yet cannot these with many mast'ries moe Make me shoot straight at any gainful prick […]
Word: moe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant forms. Pronunciation: /məʊ/ 1. Obsolete form of mow (“wry face, grimace”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Obsolete form of moa. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: moe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant forms. Pronunciation: /məʊ/ 1. Obsolete form of moo. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Obsolete form of mow (“to make faces”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: moe Part of Speech: noun 1. A close friend; a nigga, homie or bro. Labels: slang
Word: loup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Luppe (“a lump of iron”). Pronunciation: /luːp/ 1. A mass or ball of iron in a pasty condition, beaten by the trip hammer or rolls. Labels: archaic
Word: loof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English love, lufe, lofe, luf (“palm of the hand”), from Old Norse lōfi, from Proto-Germanic *lōfô (“palm of the hand; paw; oar blade, paddle”). 1. The palm of the hand. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal 2. The hand, especially, the hand outspread and upturned. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
Word: loof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lof (“a contrivance for altering a ship's course, paddle, oar”), from Middle Dutch loef (“an oar or paddle used in steering”), ultimately of the same origin as Etymology 1. Compare luff. 1. A contrivance (apparently a paddle or an oar) used for altering the course of a ship. Labels: obsolete 2. The after part of the bow of a ship where the sides begin to curve.
Word: loof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Egyptian Arabic لُوف (lūf). 1. The spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa aegyptiaca). Labels: uncountable
Word: Weegie Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Alteration of Glaswegian + -ie. 1. Of or pertaining to Glasgow, Glaswegian. Labels: not-comparable Example: How ya doin, ya Weegie bastard! Example: Imagine being a gay comedian coming out on stage every time you perform and not knowing how your usually very heterosexual audience is going to relate to this straight acting, straight looking, football loving Weegie queer.
Word: Weegie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of Glaswegian + -ie. 1. A Glaswegian. Example: It was always a tough match between the Weegies and the Edinbuggers but, on that occasion, we came out on top and afterwards we went to Glasgow University Union to celebrate our success.
Word: Weegie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of Norwegian + -ie. 1. A Norwegian forest cat Labels: informal Example: My Maine Coon/Weegie cross, though (late great Aldus) took about three [years]. Example: Like the Maine Coon, the “Weegie” is heavily boned, with a powerful, full chest.
Word: IAQ Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of infrequently asked question, one that does not merit inclusion in a FAQ. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, humorous, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of indoor air quality. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: Chinese Taipei Part of Speech: name Etymology: 1970s, Chinese + Taipei. From being a Chinese state (an open-ended reference either to the territory being actually occupied by the Republic of China (Taiwan), being claimed by the People's Republic of China (mainland China), both, or similar) whose capital is Taipei (derived from Wade–Giles). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃaɪ.niːz.taɪˌpeɪ/ 1. A name under which the Republic of China (Taiwan) participates in international organisations. Example: The Republic of China Olympic Committee (ROCOC) Sept. 8 rejected the recommendation of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee that the ROCOC be re-named the “Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee,” with the condition that it adopts an anthem and flag which are different from those of the Republic of China used at present. Example: Seven countries sent teams to challenge the U.S. in Los Angeles. The field included Chinese Taipei, commonly called Taiwan, which had several players who. in younger years, had starred on championship teams at the Little League World Series in Williamsport. Pa.;[...]
Word: ascendency Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ascendancy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: ascendant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *h₂éd The adjective is derived from Late Middle English ascendent (“ascending, rising; increasing in quantity; (astronomy) rising above the horizon”) [and other forms], borrowed from Old French ascendant, from Latin ascendentem, the accusative singular of ascendēns (“ascending, rising”), the present participle of ascendō, adscendō (“to climb up, go up, move upwards; to rise; to spring up”), from ad- (prefix meaning ‘(up) to’) + scandō (“to ascend, climb, mount; to clamber”) (from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to climb, scale; to dart; to jump; to scan (poetry)”)). The English word is analysable as ascend (verb) + -ant (suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the sense of ‘doing [the verbal actions]’). The noun is probably derived from the adjective, though it is attested earlier than the latter. Pronunciation: /əˈsɛnd(ə)nt/, /əˈsɛndənt/ 1. Moving upward; ascending, rising. Example: [A]ll true and frutefull Natvrall Philosophie, hath A double Scale or Ladder, Aſcendent and Deſcendent, aſcending from experiments to the Inuention of cauſes; and deſcending from cauſes, to the Inuention of nevve experiments; Therefore I iudge it moſt requiſite, that theſe tvvo parts be ſeuerally conſidered and handled. Example: […] Chriſt, that he might not make either a ſuſpected or precarious Addreſs to Men's Underſtandings, out-does Moſes, before he diſplaces him; ſhevvs an aſcendant Spirit above him, raiſes the Dead, and cures more Plagues than he brought upon Egypt, […] 2. Controlling, dominant, surpassing. Labels: figuratively Example: In some cases the conquering state contented itself with imposing a tribute on the vanquished: who, being, in consideration of that burthen, freed from the expense and trouble of their own military and naval protection, might enjoy under it a considerable share of economical prosperity, while the ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth, available for purposes of collective luxury or magnificence. Example: Without some power of persuading or confuting—of defending himself against accusation, or in case of need, accusing others—no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. 3. In an eastern direction rising just above the horizon. Example: This Phœbus promis'd, I forget the Year, / VVhen thoſe blue eyes firſt open'd on the Sphere; / Aſcendant Phœbus vvatch'd that hour vvith care, / Averted half your Parents ſimple Pray'r, / And gave you Beauty, but deny'd the Pelf / That buys your Sex a Tyrant o'er itſelf: […] 4. Rising towards the zenith. Example: [W]e muſt diſcover freezing ſtars that may reſolve the latter colds of vvinter, vvhich vvho ever deſires to invent, let him ſtudie the ſtarres of Andromeda, or the nearer conſtellation of Pegaſus, vvhich are about that time aſcendant. 5. Of a part of an organism: synonym of ascending (“leading or sloping upwards”). Example: Artere ſouſclaviere. The aſcendant branch of the great Arterie. 6. Synonym of ascending (“of or pertaining to one's ancestors”). Labels: archaic, obsolete
Word: adjudication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin adiudicatio, adiudicationem. By surface analysis, adjudicate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ə(d)ˌd͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: All too often nowadays, in the majority of cases, the commissioners have no familiarity at all with the case decided in their names, and do not even read the order they sign. Thus, the entire procedure of adjudication by the commission has become a farce and a travesty, which has outlived its usefulness. Example: The adjudication process differs depending on the state and county. In the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, for example, a panel comprised of a Republican, a Democrat and an independent look out for mistakes on ballots. 2. A judgment or sentence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 16 June, 1784, Edmund Burke, speech on reform of representation in the House of Commons An adjudication in favour of natural rights. Example: [Mr. C.] says he confessed to avoid a lengthier sentence after his original attorney told him that the prosecutor claimed DNA evidence conclusively identified him as the attacker. [Mr. C.] had an earlier deferred adjudication for indecency with a minor. 3. The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In case two or more petitions for adjudication of bankruptcy shall be filed in different districts by different members of the same copartnership for an adjudication of the bankruptcy of said copartnership , the court in which the petition is first filed having jurisdiction[…] 4. The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt. Labels: Scotland, countable, uncountable
Word: alarmingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English alarming Middle English -ly English -ly English alarmingly From alarming + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈlɑːm.ɪŋ.li/, /əˈlɑɹm.ɪŋ.li/ 1. In an alarming way, frighteningly. Example: He sneezed alarmingly. Example: Even a small camber one way caused the whole outfit to list alarmingly. 2. Causing fear or concern. Example: Alarmingly, he went into a severe sneezing fit. Example: The maw-worm could emerge unexpectedly from any orifice, including, most alarmingly, the corner of people's eyes. 3. To an extent that causes alarm. Example: He went into an alarmingly severe sneezing fit.
Word: appellate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin appellātus. Pronunciation: /əˈpɛlət/ 1. That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court. Labels: not-comparable Example: In this game of bluff and counter-bluff, the parlementaires calculated that their absence – which entailed much of the country being without an appellate jurisdiction – would force the government to treat for terms.
Word: noobs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nuːbz/, /njuːbz/ 1. plural of noob Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sliced bread Part of Speech: noun 1. Bread from a loaf that is sold sliced into pieces of equal thickness by an automated process. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: ZIP Part of Speech: noun 1. A zip code. Labels: US Example: For the fifth consecutive year, the 94027 ZIP code (primarily Atherton) led the nation with a median list price of $7.75 million. Two more California ZIPs — both picturesque, coastal communities — made the top 10: 92657 (mostly Newport Coast), at $4.965 million, and 93108 (primarily Santa Barbara), at $4.85 million.
Word: ZIP Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Zone Improvement Plan (see ZIP Code). Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 2. A common file format for data compression. Labels: uncountable
Word: ZIP Part of Speech: noun 1. A zip file. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable
Word: SEDA Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of staged event-driven architecture. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: wantonness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wantonnesse, wantonesse, wantounesse, wantownesse, equivalent to wanton + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈwɒntənnəs/, /ˈwɑntənnəs/, /ˈwɒntɒnnəs/ 1. The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The ſpirit of vvantonness is, ſure, ſcared out of him: if the devil have him not in fee-ſimple, vvith fine and recovery, he vvill never, I think, in the vvay of vvaſte, attempt us again. Example: A vvantonneſſe in vvealth, methinks I agree not vvith, / Tis ſuch a trouble to be married too, / And have a thouſand things of great importance, / Jevvells and plates, and fooleries moleſt mee, / To have a mans brains vvhimſied with his vvealth: […] 2. A particular wanton act. Labels: countable, dated, usually Example: These were simply the wantonnesses of a dishonest man.
Word: UNA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of unlocked nucleic acid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SAG Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Screen Actors Guild. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: SAG Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of Saint Anthony guide. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SAG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of straight-acting gay. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: faune Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of faun. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, rare
Word: cella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin cella. Doublet of cell and hall. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlə/ 1. The central, enclosed part of an ancient temple, as distinguished from the open porticos. Example: Room by room, Sarrasine advances to the cella of the hermaphrodite god, veiled like Spenser's Venus.
Word: cappa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of capa and cape. Pronunciation: /ˈkæpə/ 1. The thick wall on the proximal side of the corpus of a pollen grain.
Word: cappa Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkæpə/ 1. A cappuccino. Labels: colloquial Example: I tend to like lattes or cappas, and have been known to have two or three a day, usually when I'm stressed.
Word: chapitre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of chapter. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: And ſeke to this in the .xii. chapitre in the lettre D. after that ſeke for this i^([sic]) the xxvii. chapitre in the lettre J. Example: […] thoſe thynges, which ſhall be ſayd hereafter, in the .ix. the .x. yͤ .xiiii. and the .xviii. chapitres of this preſent dyccyon.
Word: czapka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of chapka. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: PPP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of pearly penile papules. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of perfect passive participle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of personal pension scheme. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of piss-poor protoplasm. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable 5. Abbreviation of polyparaphenylene. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 6. Initialism of public-private partnership. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The necessity of contractual safeguardings in PPPs was emphasized by most interview partners. 7. Initialism of purchasing power parity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: PPP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Pakistan People's Party. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Paycheck Protection Program. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: And Congress made that lifeline even stronger with two big tax breaks: Forgiven PPP loans will not be subject to federal income tax and small business owners may deduct business expenses paid for with their PPP money. 3. Initialism of People's Power Party Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Point-to-Point Protocol. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RAP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of recognized air picture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of retirement annuity plan. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Acronym of record of arrest and prosecution. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 4. Initialism of reclaimed asphalt pavement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: 89.2 million tons of RAP are used annually in new asphalt pavement construction in the United States.
Word: charpie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the feminine past participle of Old French charpir (“to pluck”), carpir (“to pluck”), from Latin carpō (“to pluck”). Compare carpet. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɑɹpi/, /ˈt͡ʃɑːpi/ 1. Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth, used for surgical dressings. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: M. d'Arblay filled a Closet with Charpie, compresses, and bandages – All that to me was owned, as wanting, was an arm Chair and some Towels.
Word: PUD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of peptic ulcer disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: Bahrein Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Bahrain: An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bachelorhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bachelor Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English bachelorhood From bachelor + -hood. 1. The condition of being a bachelor. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He had been alone, girlfriendless, for nearly a year, and had sort of adjusted to bachelorhood […]
Word: connector Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect English -or English connector From connect + -or. Pronunciation: /kəˈnɛktɚ/ 1. One who connects; a networker. Example: There are only a few genuine social connectors. True connectors collect people like other collectors collect stamps. 2. A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary. Example: Because SCSI is actually a family of standards, each with its own cable and connector, matching cables and connectors to the appropriate SCSI “family member” is important. 3. A highway or freeway road which connects to another highway or freeway. It can be part of an interchange or a longer roadway such as the 1.5 mile (2.5 kilometer) U.S. Route 24 Connector. Labels: US 4. A line connecting two shapes in presentation software. 5. A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database or data source, such as a JDBC connector. Example: The X.400 connector can be used to connect two Exchange sites or to connect an Exchange site to a foreign X.400 messaging system. 6. A map which can be defined for a linear connection. 7. Any of a group of cards of consecutive face value, useful in forming straights etc.
Word: BJD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ball-jointed doll. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BJD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Biju Janata Dal, a political party. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: cacher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cache 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 cacher From cache + -er. 1. One who caches. Example: Of “World War II — Austin,” which turns out to lead cachers to a war memorial, a poster named Sumbirdy wrote, “We enjoy virtual caches,” and then, “Thank goodness for the oldies!”)
Word: kalopsia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek καλοψία (kalopsía), from καλός (kalós, “good, beautiful, lovely”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”). 1. The delusion of things being more beautiful than they are. Labels: uncountable Example: China can bring on serious bouts of kalopsia in otherwise intelligent observers.
Word: acne vulgaris Part of Speech: noun 1. An inflammatory disease of the skin, caused by changes in the pilosebaceous units. Labels: uncountable
Word: gutbuster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gut + buster. 1. Something very funny. Labels: informal
Word: fur-flying Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Since a particularly vicious fight between cats or other animals sends fur flying. 1. Vicious. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: 2006: 'Anticlimactic as it may have been, the news last week that Meredith Vieira would replace Katie Couric on the “Today” show marked the dénouement of a fur-flying, nail-biting, years-long game of musical chairs among television’s leading ladies.' — The New Yorker, 17 April 2006, page 27.
Word: pilosebaceous unit Part of Speech: noun 1. The structure consisting of the hair, hair follicle, arrector pili muscle and the sebaceous gland.
Word: chaperone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See chaperon. Pronunciation: /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/, /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹəʊn/ 1. An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman. 2. A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions. 3. An employee sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a client there, to circumvent restrictions imposed after Brexit. Labels: UK
Word: chaperone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See chaperon. Pronunciation: /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/, /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹəʊn/ 1. To act as a chaperone. Example: They played you off very cunning, Eliza. If it had been only one of them, you could have nailed him. But you see, there was two; and one of them chaperoned the other, as you might say. Example: 'Purcell had volunteered to chaperone a delegation of female students' 2. To work as a chaperone. Labels: UK
Word: pilocarpine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Translingual Pilocarpus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English pilocarpine From Translingual Pilocarpus (“genus name”) + English -ine. Pronunciation: /ˌpaɪ.ləˈkɑɹˌpiːn/ 1. A miotic alkaloid C₁₁H₁₆N₂O₂ obtained from jaborandi that is used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride or nitrate especially in the treatment of glaucoma. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: muscarine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the fungus Amanita muscaria, from Latin musca (“fly”). 1. An extremely poisonous alkaloid, obtained from fly agaric, that disrupts the action of acetylcholine neurotransmitter. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: muscarinic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English muscarine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English muscarinic From muscarine + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, usually with regard to agonism or antagonism (blocking) of receptor activity. 2. Of or pertaining to muscarine.
Word: muscarinic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English muscarine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English muscarinic From muscarine + -ic. 1. A muscarinic drug: one that modulates (enhances or blocks) the activity of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.
Word: pharmacologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)der. English pharmaco- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English pharmacology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English pharmacological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English pharmacologically From pharmacological + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌfɑɹməkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəli/ 1. In a pharmacological manner; with regard to pharmacology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pharmacologic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌfɑɹməkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪk/ 1. Relating to pharmacology Labels: not-comparable
Word: pharmacologic Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌfɑɹməkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪk/ 1. Such a drug
Word: Isidore Part of Speech: name Etymology: French form of the name of early Spanish saints, from Ancient Greek Ἰσίδωρος (Isídōros), meaning "gift of (the goddess) Isis". 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek. 2. A surname from Spanish. Labels: rare
Word: wake up on the wrong side of bed Part of Speech: verb 1. To feel grumpy and irritable; to be easily annoyed. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: He can't stop shouting at me: he must have woken up on the wrong side of bed this morning.
Word: boys will be boys Part of Speech: proverb Pronunciation: /bɔɪ̯z wɪl biː bɔɪ̯z/, /bɔɪ̯z wɪl bi bɔɪ̯z/, /boɪ̯z wɪl biː boɪ̯z/, /boɪ̯z wəl biː boɪ̯z/, /bɔjz wɪl biː bɔjz/ 1. It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys. Example: But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule. 2. Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish at heart. Example: Boys will be boys, grinned Grandpa as he watched his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he had given his grandson for Christmas. 3. Any potentially objectionable behavior (especially predatory sexual behavior) that the speaker considers to be commonly practiced by many boys and men should be viewed as excusable because it comes naturally to them. Labels: informal, offensive Example: It's not hard to see the parallels between the sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the 2012 Steubenville rape case. Three decades apart, there is one central difference: Kavanaugh has denied the allegations, and has never been criminally charged. In the Steubenville case, two star football players were convicted of raping a girl, and sentenced to prison. But amid the outrage in both cases, there has been a chorus of "boys will be boys," the excuse of youth, of teenage brains that can't control themselves and the victim shaming that accompanies that perception.
Word: big bucks Part of Speech: noun 1. Lots of money. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: The new managing director must be making big bucks after his promotion. Example: Ohio always was home, where his family and friends were, and such is the man’s allegiance to Ohio State that he once donated the equivalent of a full scholarship back to the school—and this was before he was making the big, big bucks.
Word: cashew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reanalysis of French acajou as a + cajou, from Old Tupi akaîu. Doublet of acajou. Pronunciation: /ˈkæʃuː/, /ˈkæʃjuː/, /kəˈʃuː/ 1. Any tree of the genus Anacardium. 2. A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples. Example: Soft-wood grafting and veneer grafting are successful in cashew. Example: Also known as the Native Cashew, it is a member of the Anacardiaceae, the same plant family to which the Cashew and Mango trees belong. 3. A cashew nut. Example: In some countries, cashews continue to be cracked manually although cracking machinery and other shelling mechanisms have been introduced. Example: The bland cashew is a fitting substitute for higher priced almonds to extend the nut texture. In baking, however, almonds are more suitable for cake decoration than cashews.
Word: be my guest Part of Speech: verb 1. Do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it! Labels: idiomatic, imperative Example: If you want to give it a try, be my guest! Example: If you want to think you're smart because you and your stupid family elected to live in a cesspool...Hey, be my guest, ASSHOLE!
Word: cashew nut Part of Speech: noun 1. The seed of the cashew tree, often viewed as a nut in the culinary sense. Example: Cashew nut is made up of a fruit in which the kernel is embedded. The real fruit of the cashew is commonly a nut. It is a kidney- or heart-shaped achene, in any normal variety.
Word: word of mouth Part of Speech: noun 1. The verbal means of passing on information; viva voce. Labels: idiomatic, uncountable Example: The book didn't need to be advertised; it became popular solely by word of mouth. Example: Kevin heard it on the radio / Hugh informed word of mouth / Carla read it in the news / Caught it all, just a touch
Word: cashew apple Part of Speech: noun 1. An ovoid to pear-shaped accessory fruit or false fruit that develops from the receptacle of the cashew flower (the true fruit being the cashew nut). Example: The cashew apple is really the swollen flower stalk to which the nut is attached.[…]Generally, not more than two or three cashew apples are eaten at a time because the apple is fibrous and has an astringent and acrid taste due to the presence of tannins and substances of a phenolic nature which will irritate the throat. That is why the bulk of cashew apples in this country is wasted. Example: 2000, L. R. Verma, V. K. Joshi (editors), Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables, Volume 1: General Concepts and Principles, page 1091, In Brazil, cashew apple wine is prepared and marketed on a commercial scale, but its sale is declining. Another fascinating product is bottled cashew-apple-in-sugarcane brandy.
Word: false fruit Part of Speech: noun 1. A fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but some adjacent tissue.
Word: wear down Part of Speech: verb 1. To cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue. Example: The eight hour shift in the mine began to wear Tim down after a few months. Example: (sports) To make the opponent tired after using a strategy while conserving own energy to attack later. 2. To eventually persuade or defeat (someone) through persistent effort. Example: At first she refused to buy the kids sweets, but eventually they wore her down. Example: Congratulations, you got your shot in You wore me down 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wear, down.
Word: accessory fruit Part of Speech: noun 1. A fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue, as for instance, a strawberry.
Word: wet the bed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɛt ðə ˈbɛd/ 1. To urinate in one's bed (during sleep). Labels: idiomatic Example: Unsecure is what she was. She wetted the bed a lot, and always she was sucking on her thumb. 2. To go bad, to fail. Often said of machines; a euphemism for shit the bed. Labels: euphemistic
Word: urushiol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 漆 (うるし, urushi, “lacquer tree”) + -ol (“oil”). Pronunciation: /ʊˈɹuːʃiˌɔl/ 1. An oil found in plants of the family Anacardiaceae, causing an allergic skin rash on contact; consists of a variable mixture of several related organic compounds. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: All three produce an oil, called urushiol, that is a potent allergen. Urushiol is most abundant in the leaves and stems of these plants... Example: Poison ivy vines also contain the irritating oil urushiol, so it is important to be able to recognize them in winter.
Word: cheat on Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheat, on. Example: I was disqualified for cheating on my final exam. 2. To be unfaithful to, especially in a romantic relationship. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic, transitive Example: Six years of a happy relationship, and then she had the nerve to cheat on me with a barman!
Word: oversprinkle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English sprinkle English oversprinkle From over- + sprinkle. 1. To sprinkle over. Labels: transitive 2. To be sprinkled over (something). Labels: nonce-word, transitive Example: While the stars that oversprinkle / All the heavens seem to twinkle / With a crystalline delight.
Word: cheesed off Part of Speech: adj 1. Annoyed, upset, angry. Labels: UK, idiomatic, slang Example: I'm really cheesed off about the lack of hand dryers in this washroom! Example: You have no reason to be mad at me. I mean, you know, you broke my heart. I should be royally ticked off at you, you know. I should be really cheesed off. I shouldn’t wanna talk to you anymore.
Word: cheesed off Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of cheese off Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: every cloud has a silver lining Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: See entry for silver lining. Pronunciation: [eːvɹi kʰlɑʊd hæz ə sɪlvɚ laiːnɪŋ] 1. There is something good in any bad situation. Example: Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation […] Example: […] that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow, […]
Word: with it Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Aware of current trends and fashions. Labels: slang Example: There is also the snag that many people prefer aircraft simply because they regard this is a travel medium that is "with it". 2. Attentive, alert. Labels: slang Example: Jack is sick today and doesn't really seem with it.
Word: horse chestnut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of translingual Castanea equina (literally “equine chestnut”). Pronunciation: /ˌhɔːs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/, /ˌhɔɹs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/ 1. Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere. 2. The large nutlike seed of these trees.
Word: yeshivish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English yeshiva Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English yeshivish From yeshiva + -ish. 1. Relating to a yeshiva. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to the culture of non-Hasidic Haredi Jews. Labels: not-comparable
Word: God forbid Part of Speech: intj 1. indicating that the occurrence of something is very undesirable Labels: idiomatic, subjunctive Example: If, God forbid, there's a fire, head for the nearest exit. Example: God forbid anybody get any real work done around here. [⁠sarcastic example]
Word: God forbid Part of Speech: adv_phrase Labels: no-gloss
Word: caught with one's pants down Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Presumably engaged in some private or intimate activity. Pants may refer to either trousers or underpants. 1. Caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: off guard Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Not vigilant; unprepared; inattentive. Example: His sudden appearance at the office caught her completely off guard. 2. Unexpectedly or by surprise.
Word: irking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of irk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wire rope Part of Speech: noun 1. A strong cable consisting of twisted strands of wire, generally intended for supporting heavy loads. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Meronym: bridge wire
Word: funicular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin fūniculus (“thinner cord”), diminutive from fūnis (“rope, cord”) + -culus. By surface analysis, funicul(us) + -ar. 1. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to the umbilical cord. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having a fleshy covering of the seed formed from the funiculus, the attachment point of the seed. Labels: not-comparable 4. Synonym of catenary. Labels: not-comparable
Word: funicular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin fūniculus (“thinner cord”), diminutive from fūnis (“rope, cord”) + -culus. By surface analysis, funicul(us) + -ar. 1. A particular type of rail transit system which ascends a steep urban or mountain incline, having usually two cars sharing a single pair of tracks, with the cars linked by a moving cable and an arrangement of pulleys such that the descending car assists in the hoisting of the ascending car, i.e. the two cars serve as counterweights for each other. Example: England's funiculars mostly hug the coast, and this is no coincidence. The development of the Victorian and Edwardian seaside resort played a central role in the uptake of funicular railways across England.
Word: counterweight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English weight English counterweight From counter- + weight. 1. A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge). Example: Four 110-ton counterweights, one in each tower, make this feat possible by reducing the effective weight to be lifted to some 25 tons; but an additional 20 tons (a very heavy snow load) can be lifted if necessary. Example: Like other supertall towers, 432 Park relies on the counterweight system to address the forces of wind and reduce the feeling of swaying for residents. 2. A counterbalance. Labels: figuratively Example: A counterweight to the anti-immigrant fear mongering of the former leader of the right-wing U.K. Independence Party, Nigel Farage, Lexiteers^([sic]) argued a left-wing, democratic and internationalist case for Brexit.
Word: counterweight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English weight English counterweight From counter- + weight. 1. To fit with a counterweight. Labels: transitive Example: The lifting span, which rises vertically between the towers, weighs 465 tons and is counterweighted by four 110-ton weights. Example: Everything on the grid – all the backdrops and curtains, anything that has to move up and down from the fly-tower – has to be counterweighted.
Word: socket wrench Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of wrench (spanner) featuring multiple removable and interchangeable socket heads (sockets), each designed to fit a particular size of bolt head or other fastener, which can be attached by the drive to a ratcheting handle, breaker bar, or other driver. 2. Any wrench, including a nonratcheting one with an integral (nonremovable) head, that has an internal/concave feature (a socket) that engages the head of an external-wrenching fastener. Labels: archaic
Word: slunk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an allusive sense of slink (“to bring forth young prematurely”). Pronunciation: /slʌŋk/ 1. An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely or abortively. Example: Then I met a great guy, Placenta Juan the Afterbirth Tycoon. Made his in slunks during the war. (Slunks are underage calves trailing afterbirths and bacteria, generally in an unsanitary and unfit condition.) Example: Calf heads were tanned from yearling calves less than a year in age. Slunk skins were tanned from unborn calfskins which, gruesome as it sounds, were often by products of the cow slaughtering process.
Word: slunk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare slank (“low place, especially one which fills with water”), dialectal slonk (“depression, hollow, slough”). Pronunciation: /slʌŋk/ 1. A slough, a low, wet, miry place. (Compare slank.) Labels: UK, dialectal Example: Amang the harbour's sludge and mud; They row'd thegither in the slunk; Their heads were up, their bodies sunk; What wi' the slusch they ate and drunk, […] Example: He made the road, and since it was made there was never anything done to it except when men were carting turf and then they would fill in a "slunk." You might say now it is no road.
Word: slunk Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /slʌŋk/ 1. simple past and past participle of slink Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: “Oh, no. Where are they going? That was such a sneaky walk.” “They slunk.” “They did. Oh, my God, we're dead.”
Word: heresthetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by William Riker, as the companion to rhetoric. From heresy. 1. The art of political manipulation, especially by the use of language. Labels: uncountable Example: Logic is concerned with the truth-value of sentences. Grammar is concerned with the communications-value of sentences. Rhetoric is concerned with the persuasion-value of sentences. And heresthetic is concerned with the strategy-value of sentences. In each case, the art involves the use of language to accomplish some purpose: to arrive at truth, to communicate, to persuade, and to manipulate.
Word: gars Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɑːz/, /ɡɑɹz/ 1. plural of gar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gars Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of garce (“unit of measure”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jel Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of jealous. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛl/ 1. jealous Labels: UK, slang Example: 2012 May 12, Kate Middleton looked amaze at London Olympic Gala concert, totally jel of the dress!, OK! Magazine Example: What more could a girl want? Everyone that I knew was either so happy for me, or completely well jel of me.
Word: zeme Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of zemi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: zem Part of Speech: noun 1. A zemidjan. Labels: informal Example: The name of the hotel will draw a blank with most zems so try asking for 'Les Paillotes'. Example: The omnipresence of zems (zemijohns; motorbike taxis) has translated into the near disappearance of car taxis […]
Word: sweeps stunt Part of Speech: noun 1. A ludicrous act carried out by a television network to improve their ratings during sweeps week.
Word: sweeps stunts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweeps stunt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Yoruba ọ̀gá (“chief, master”). Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.ɡə/, /ˈoʊ.ɡə/ 1. A chief, employer, or superior. Labels: Africa, West Example: Nigeria is not a nation of sandwich-eating people and his last oga did not eat bread in the afternoon.
Word: sega Part of Speech: noun 1. A genre of popular music mainly associated with Mauritius. Labels: uncountable
Word: malu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Samoan malu. 1. A culturally significant tattoo on a Samoan woman's upper leg.
Word: malu Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Malay malu. 1. shy; embarrassed Labels: Singlish
Word: manca Part of Speech: noun 1. A mancus (old coin)
Word: manca Part of Speech: noun 1. The post-larval juvenile in some crustacean species.
Word: limba Part of Speech: noun 1. A large African tree, Terminalia superba, whose hard wood is used for furniture, table tennis paddles and musical instruments. Example: This was the wood of the limba tree — a native of the Mayumbe forest — from which is produced a beautifully grained, blond, high-quality veneer for plywood and other uses. Example: Limba occurred in blocks a, c and d and varied from 0.1 to 0.6 exploitable trees per hectare on average.
Word: morto Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of mortified + -o. 1. Very embarrassed or embarrassing. Labels: Ireland, slang Example: I was, to use the vernacular, bleedin' morto. My shame notwithstanding, the whole day was a blast. Example: Robbie’s had some pretty embarrassing moments over the years. What better time than now to take a stroll down memory lane? Here are his most morto moments.
Word: muru Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori. 1. An act of retaliatory theft among the Maori. Labels: New-Zealand
Word: niu Part of Speech: noun 1. A tall pole with yardarms from which hung ropes, circled by worshippers in the Pai Mārire religious movement. Labels: New-Zealand, historical
Word: backscratching Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of backscratch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: backscratching Part of Speech: noun 1. The act or habit of engaging in a reciprocal beneficial action. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: logrolling Example: She babysits the kids, and we mow her lawn. A little backscratching never hurt anybody! 2. The act or habit of engaging in a reciprocal beneficial action. Labels: countable, often, uncountable Example: You have to "tip" the inspector if you want a license in this town. Too much backscratching around here! Example: They discovered a citation ring: a group of researchers citing one another inordinately. This backscratching aimed to inflate their article-level metrics and author-level metrics.
Word: backscratch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + scratch. 1. A scratch on the back. Example: Several Colorado papers have reproduced the substance of our articles on silver, and we thank them for their backscratches. Example: Backscratches keep improving but the itch increases.
Word: backscratch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + scratch. 1. To scratch one's or another's back. Example: That thought appeared to discompose her greatly, though Jasper made light of it by rapidly back-scratching with his hind legs and giving a short stern bark, just to assure her that strangers would be rushed off the property on sight. Example: He enjoyed being hugged, backscratched, and tickled and sat quietly next to the examiner after testing while a parental interview was conducted. 2. To engage in a reciprocal beneficial action. Labels: slang Example: It was backscratched into existence, cost nearly a billion pounds, and now they are wondering why they let it happen. Example: The fount of social problems, he argues, is that human morality grew out of the natural principles of tit-for-tat and mutual backscratching.
Word: scratching Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈskɹæt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of scratch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present