nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Gaian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Gaia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈɡaɪ.ən/ 1. Of or relating to Gaia. Example: Having recognised the Gaian phenomenon I would like to explain where I think Gaia comes from and ask for how long this Gaia phenomenon has persisted on the surface of the Earth. And then I would like to raise some of the objections to the Gaia hypothesis. To my knowledge the Gaia hypothesis has never been discussed in polite scientific society by sympathetic scientists; this is an all time first.
Word: Gaian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gaia + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈɡaɪ.ən/ 1. A radical Green who views the ecology of the Earth's biosphere not only as the basis of human moral examples, but of all cognition and even sentience. 2. A member of the anime-themed social networking and forums-based website Gaia Online. Labels: Internet Example: Inspired by comic-book and anime fans, “Gaians” play games, […] Example: Within the offering’s first hour of launch, Gaians acquired over 28,000 Scions, a figure that grew to 600,000 within six months. 3. An inhabitant of Earth.
Word: afferentia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin afferentia. Doublet of afference. 1. Any afferent vessels, whether blood or lymph vessels; specifically, the afferent arteries of the kidneys. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Gaianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gaian + -ism. 1. A spiritual philosophy following the Gaia Theory of James Lovelock.
Word: amicite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Amici + -ite, after physicist Giovan Battista Amici (1786–1863). 1. A monoclinic-sphenoidal zeolite mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium. Labels: uncountable
Word: amomum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin amomum. 1. Any of several spices of genus Amomum, family Zingiberaceae, including cardamom.
Word: zip fasteners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zip fastener Labels: form-of, plural
Word: danceathon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dance + -athon. 1. A charity event in which participants engage in a prolonged session of dancing. Example: The first-time event, modeled after a Seattle danceathon, raised an estimated $10,000... Example: Out of desperation promoters hit upon the idea of marathon events - walkathons, danceathons, and almost inevitably skateathons.
Word: danceathons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of danceathon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: byssine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin byssinus (“made of byssus”), from Ancient Greek βύσσινος (bússinos, “made of byssus”). See byssus. Pronunciation: /bɪˈsiːn/ 1. Made of, or resembling, silk; silken.
Word: citharae Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin citharae, plural of cithara. 1. plural of cithara Labels: form-of, plural Example: At least, the mashrokitha, would stand between the citharae and the trumpets, with more propriety than sacrifice-basons. Example: At last he gave a signal to the leader of the music, and at that signal the citharae began to sound lightly, and youthful voices accompanied.
Word: blind item Part of Speech: noun 1. A news story in which the identities of the persons involved are not revealed. Example: Judy came from a different era, when blind items stayed blind and you could control the story.
Word: blind items Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blind item Labels: form-of, plural
Word: small-pox Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of smallpox. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: small pox Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of smallpox. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Word: back labor Part of Speech: noun 1. Intense pain in one's back while in labor (giving birth). Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: back labors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of back labor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: back labour Part of Speech: noun 1. UK spelling of back labor. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: back labours Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of back labour Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rebluff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From re- + bluff. 1. Act of responding to a bluff with another bluff. Labels: rare
Word: rebluff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + bluff. 1. To respond to a bluff with another bluff. Labels: rare
Word: rebluffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rebluff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Aphroditus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἀφρόδιτος (Aphróditos), masculine form of Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē). Pronunciation: /æfɹəˈdaɪtəs/ 1. A male Aphrodite, from Cyprus, represented as a herm with a phallus, who in later mythology became known as Hermaphroditus, the son of Hermes and Aphrodite. Labels: Greek
Word: gynandromorphic Part of Speech: adj 1. Having male and female characteristics. Labels: not-comparable
Word: evomit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin ēvomitus, past participle of ēvomere (“to vomit forth”); ē- (“out”) + vomere. 1. To vomit. Labels: obsolete
Word: execrator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From execrate + -or. 1. One who execrates.
Word: transsubstantiation Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of transubstantiation. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, uncountable
Word: Primitive Methodist Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of an early evangelical form of Methodism.
Word: Oriental Orthodox Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to the Oriental Orthodox churches, a branch of Eastern Christianity distinguished by their miaphysite Christology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Oriental Orthodox Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of an Oriental Orthodox church.
Word: Primitive Methodists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Primitive Methodist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: OLL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of orientation of the last layer: placing all the cubies of the last layer so that the last-layer colour of each cubie is facing the last layer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: tsundere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ツンデレ (tsundere), from つんつん (tsun-tsun, “in a cross, aloof, or standoffish manner”, adverb) + でれでれ (dere-dere, “in a lovey-dovey, infatuated, or lovestruck manner”, adverb). Pronunciation: /ˈ(t)sun.dəɹ.eɪ/ 1. A fictional character who fits the archetype of being cold or even hostile towards another person before gradually showing a warm and caring side. Labels: Japanese Example: I usually draw very peaceful, happy manga, so it has been a real challenge for me to illustrate the vice president's death glare and Ri-chan's subtle tsundere attitude. Example: Even Kaname's rude and overbearing tsundere personality is explained by her having gone to school in the United States where she was socialized to just bluntly say what she thought.
Word: tsundere Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ツンデレ (tsundere), from つんつん (tsun-tsun, “in a cross, aloof, or standoffish manner”, adverb) + でれでれ (dere-dere, “in a lovey-dovey, infatuated, or lovestruck manner”, adverb). Pronunciation: /ˈ(t)sun.dəɹ.eɪ/ 1. Showing qualities typical of a tsundere. Example: Ah, the cactus. / Truly the most tsundere of plants.
Word: fall from grace Part of Speech: noun 1. The loss of one's social position, prestige, status, power, etc. Example: But the row highlighted the fall from grace of the ethnically diverse women Sarkozy once promoted but later cast aside, who are now rebelling. The former young sports minister, Rama Yade, outspoken and hugely popular, has not only quit the government: she has left Sarkozy's party.
Word: fall from grace Part of Speech: verb 1. To lose God's favour through sins or wrongdoings. 2. To fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic Example: His father fell from grace with the emperor. Example: The cyclist fell from grace because of steroids and lies.
Word: PowerPointing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of PowerPoint Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: PowerPointed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of PowerPoint Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: powerpoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From PowerPoint, trademarked brand of presentation software. 1. An electronic slide presentation. Example: The powerpoint shows the same model type of the Mitsubishi train, Crystal Mover, being run in Singapore's light rail transit.
Word: n-bomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From n (“abbreviation of nigger”) + bomb (“(euphemism marker)”). 1. The word nigger or nigga. Labels: euphemistic, slang Example: ALF’s racist N-bomb blooper reel has inspired another member of the 1980s sitcom cast to air an expletive of his own.
Word: rock crystal Part of Speech: noun 1. A clear, colorless form of the silica-based mineral quartz. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] I have for Trials sake taken Lumps of Rock Crystal, and Heating them Red hot in a Crucible, I found according to my Expectation, that being Quench’d in Fair water, even those that remain’d in seemingly entire Lumps, exchang’d their Translucency for Whiteness […] Example: […] I saw his Body, in Episcopal Robes, lying upon the Altar in a Shrine of Rock-Crystal.
Word: mind rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of rhyme in which a rhyming word is omitted, and left to be "heard" only in the reader's mind.
Word: end rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. The form of rhyme (rhyming) which uses sameness of sound of the last words of lines from the vowels in their stressed syllables to their ends. Labels: often, uncountable 2. A word that rhymes with another in that it is pronounced identically with the other word from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end. Labels: countable Example: In this poem, the words defense/tense, know/go, and Spain/Maine are end-rhymes.
Word: eye rhyme Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of eye + rhyme. 1. A pair of words (or syllables) that, because of their spelling, look as if they rhyme but, because of different pronunciation, do not. Many eye rhymes are historic rhymes.
Word: tail rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. rhyme in which the rhyming lines in each verse are followed by a shorter line; these shorter lines sometimes rhyme with each other
Word: end rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of end rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: internal rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of internal rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: super-heavy water Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, super + heavy water, or, by surface analysis, superheavy + water. 1. Water containing tritium instead of normal hydrogen (protium) (thus, ³H₂O). Labels: uncountable
Word: tail rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tail rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mind rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mind rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: broken rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. The splitting of the final word in a line of poetry (onto the next line) such that a rhyme is formed from a syllable other than the last. Example: The lofty passes of the mountain he has left to the more skilful climber, and hath contented himself with wandering round its base, picking up the blossoms that were scattered at his feet; or with endeavouring to portray some rustic pictures in broken rhyme.
Word: eye rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eye rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: half rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of imperfect rhyme in which the final (coda) consonants of stressed syllables (and, in modern English poetry, any following syllables to the end of the words) are identical in sound, but the vowels of the stressed syllables are not. Labels: uncountable 2. An instance of this form of rhyme. Labels: countable
Word: sprung rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of rhyme in which the number of syllables varies, the stressed syllable being the first one. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: broken rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of broken rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imperfect rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of rhyme with some sound similarities but not others. Labels: uncountable 2. An instance of this form of rhyme. Labels: countable
Word: head rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of alliteration at the beginning of stressed syllables
Word: oblique rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. half rhyme
Word: syllabic rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. verse that has a fixed number of syllables per line (though not always the same number of stressed syllables) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: slant rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. A half rhyme. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: forced rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. A rhyme that is produced by changing the normal spelling of a word, or by changing the normal structure of a phrase.
Word: masculine rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple rhyme on single stressed syllables. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: feminine rhyme Part of Speech: noun 1. A disyllabic rhyme that occurs on an unaccented final syllable (a feminine ending). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She even composes a poem in honour of her school — seven stanzas so limp with feminine rhymes as to be almost boneless.
Word: oblique rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oblique rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: masculine rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of masculine rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: forced rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of forced rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: imperfect rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of imperfect rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slant rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slant rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sprung rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sprung rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: half rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of half rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: head rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of head rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syllabic rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syllabic rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feminine rhymes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of feminine rhyme Labels: form-of, plural
Word: job descriptions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of job description Labels: form-of, plural
Word: role conflict Part of Speech: noun 1. A conflict among the roles corresponding to two or more statuses. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “Most farm wives,” he [Alan D. Berkowitz] said, “report some degree of role conflict” – the sort of difficulty that arises, for example, when the wife is responsible for providing child care as well as carrying out her job. “And wives with extreme amounts of role conflict are more likely to experience psychological stress.”
Word: Roman Rite Part of Speech: name 1. The Latin rite used by the Roman Catholic Church.
Word: wall kick Part of Speech: noun 1. A sideways movement that results from a rotation of a piece that is touching the left or right walls in certain versions of the video game Tetris. 2. A wall jump.
Word: wall kicks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wall kick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mass flow Part of Speech: noun 1. The net movement of material matter from one location to another. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: BAT Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Bathurst. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: BAT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of best available technology: a principle applying to regulations on limiting pollutant discharges. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of brown adipose tissue. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. One or more of the Chinese technology companies Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent. Labels: China, countable, uncountable
Word: eroge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese エロゲ (eroge) (less commonly エロゲー (erogē)), a shortening of エロチックゲーム (erochikku gēmu), from English erotic game. 1. A visual novel with erotic content.
Word: hard drop Part of Speech: noun 1. A manual downward motion of a piece in the video game Tetris that makes it land immediately (that is, within only one frame).
Word: hard drops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hard drop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: WAFF Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of West African Frontier Force Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: WAFF Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Acronym of warm and fuzzy feeling(s). Reportedly coined by fans of the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997). First attested on alt.tv.lois-n-clark as part of a fandom glossary in January 1996. 1. A warm and fuzzy feeling, especially in relation to a ship. Labels: countable, dated, slang Example: Why wait until the series is close to an end to change their relationship, leaving fans with a feeling of having been cheated of great WAFFs (Warm And Fuzzy Feelings)? Example: Sharon remembers the WAFFs, the romance, the cuddling, the tender bits, the honesty and openness between our heroes and gives the episode an A+. 2. Such feelings collectively. Labels: dated, slang, uncountable Example: It's a pity that this term isn't used on atxc, as I'd describe this as a lovely slice of Moose & Squirrel WAFF (stands for warm-and-fuzzy-feelings).
Word: WAFFs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of WAFF Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crack fic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Referring to the erratic behaviour of a person on crack cocaine. 1. A work of fan fiction that is absurd, surprising or ridiculous, often intentionally. Labels: countable, slang 2. Such fan fiction collectively. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: crack fics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crack fic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Curetonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Cureton + -ian. Pronunciation: /kjʊə(ɹ)ˈtəʊ.ni.ən/, /kjɔː(ɹ)ˈtəʊ.ni.ən/, /kjʊɹˈtoʊ.ni.ən/, /kjɝˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ 1. of or relating to William Cureton, and specifically the Egyptian manuscripts recognised as Syriac Gospels, edited and published, by the assistant keeper of manuscripts at the British Museum, William Cureton in 1858.
Word: deathfic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From death + fic. 1. A work of fan fiction centered around the death of a character. Labels: countable, slang 2. Such fan fiction collectively. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: deathfics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deathfic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ghost piece Part of Speech: noun 1. A representation of where a piece will land if it falls without intervention (such as moving it away or rotating it) in the video game Tetris.
Word: ghost pieces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ghost piece Labels: form-of, plural
Word: South African Sign Language Part of Speech: name 1. A sign language used in South Africa.
Word: Argentine Sign Language Part of Speech: name 1. A sign language used in Argentina.
Word: Chilean Sign Language Part of Speech: name 1. A sign language used in Chile.
Word: Brazilian Sign Language Part of Speech: name 1. A sign language used in Brazil.
Word: Colombian Sign Language Part of Speech: name 1. A sign language used in Colombia.
Word: fornicatrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin fornicātrīx. By surface analysis, fornicate + -trix. 1. A female fornicator. Example: She would be a what was it…a fornicatress?…trix! Fornicatrix is preferable! Very preferable.
Word: Hausa Sign Language Part of Speech: name 1. A sign language used in Nigeria.
Word: fds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fd. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Honduras Sign Language Part of Speech: name 1. A sign language used in Honduras.
Word: Adamorobe Sign Language Part of Speech: name 1. An indigenous sign language used in Adamorobe, a village of Ghana.
Word: fornicatrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fornicatrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Algerian Sign Language Part of Speech: name 1. A sign language used in Algeria.
Word: Bolivian Sign Language Part of Speech: name 1. A sign language used in Bolivia.
Word: Galia Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of hybrid melon with greenish flesh.
Word: mamillae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mamilla Labels: form-of, plural
Word: matutine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin matutinus (“pertaining to morning”), from Matuta (“Roman goddess of the morning”); related to Latin maturus (“early”) (compare mature). By surface analysis, Matuta + -ine. Pronunciation: /məˈtu.tɪn/, /ˈmæt͡ʃ.ʊˌtaɪn/ 1. Of or relating to early morning; occurring in the early morning; matutinal. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1833, Captain Mundy, Pen and Pencil Sketches, from the Journal of a Tour in India, quoted in 1833, Recent Travels in Upper India, The Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal, Volume 57, page 362, During a residence of nearly two years in Switzerland, the first object that my eyes opened upon every morning was the snow-clad summit of Mount Blanc; and I thought that a glorious sight. But the glaciers that now form, next to the Omnipotent Being who created them, my first objects of matutine contemplation, present a battalion of icy pinnacles, amongst which Mount Blanc, with its pitiful fifteen thousand feet, would scarcely be admitted in the rear rank! 2. Before the sun (of the rising of a planet or star); that rises before the sun (of a planet or star). Labels: not-comparable Example: 1817, Ebenezer Sibly, The New and Complete Illustration of the Celestial Science of Astrology, Volume 2, Revised Edition, 1822 printing, page 1031, If, at the time of the matutine ſetting of the Dolphin, there be ſhowers, there will be none at the riſing of Arcturus. […] The matutine riſing of the greater Dog begetteth heat, troubleth the ſeas, and changeth all things. Example: Matutine planets are those which in their rising precede the Sun.[…]We must also know in what conditions the matutine star rejoices and in what the vespertine star rejoices, for they are protected in a favorable position whenever they precede the Sun.
Word: potioner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From potion + -er. 1. One who makes potions. Example: The “potioners,” so far from casting evil spells around the ball, say that rubber centres cannot be moulded to the perfect shape; […] Example: The woman’s knees were swollen, misshapen knobs of bone. Hopelessly arthritic. “Aren’t they pretty, Vice Prefect? They’re the price an athlete pays. And the pain is unbearable. No medicine, no amulet relieves it, not even the compassionate Isis to whom I pray daily. Only wine mixed with opium—which I buy from the potioners, yes—dulls it enough so that I can live my life as I wish to.[…]”
Word: pungis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pungi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pungas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of punga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Whiggery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Whig + -ery. 1. Support for whiggish attitudes. Labels: uncountable
Word: pelerin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pelerin, from Old French pelerin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner, traveler”). Doublet of pilgrim. 1. A pilgrim. Labels: obsolete Example: Can e're thy bountyes be by vs repayed? All-vertuouse princes! Africk's gloriows starre! We straying Pelerins will ne'r assay't, Thy great deserts exceed owr pow'r so farre.
Word: thyine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin thȳinus. 1. The fragrant wood of a North African tree (Tetraclinis articulata) in the family Cupressaceae. Labels: uncountable Example: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble […]
Word: vitreum Part of Speech: noun 1. vitreous humor
Word: smaragde Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of smaragd. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: porky pie Part of Speech: noun 1. A lie (false statement). Labels: Cockney, in-plural, slang Example: We all know politicians like telling lies / Big ones, little ones, porky pies.
Word: porky pies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of porky pie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: death by PowerPoint Part of Speech: noun 1. The boredom or disengagement that an audience experiences from poorly designed or overly verbose presentations using any type of presentation software. Labels: idiomatic, informal, uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonym: PowerPointlessness Example: 2000, David Greenberg, Avoiding Death by PowerPoint, 45 Proven Strategies to Breathe Life Into Dull Presentations, Goldleaf Publications, →ISBN, illustrated.
Word: take on the chin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A reference to the sport of boxing. 1. To accept without flinching or complaining. Labels: UK, idiomatic, transitive Example: Elsewhere in Sweden recently, two underage girls pressed charges when a teenage boy exposed himself to them at a lake. The court decided, despite the victims' testimonies, that the offence was "not of a sexual nature" and dismissed it. But I'm guessing the girls didn't push for molestation charges because they were censorious prudes who would grow into knowing how to take such behaviour on the chin – they felt genuinely threatened, they took their concerns to court, and they deserved more than being told that they'd misread the situation all along. 2. To be deeply impacted by something. Labels: US, idiomatic, transitive Example: The situation seems to be designed so the taxpayers take it on the chin no matter what. District residents who vote down a budget believing they are voting against any tax raise still receive higher tax bills.
Word: pull-back Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from pull back. 1. Alternative spelling of pullback. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: save someone's skin Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of save someone's life (in all senses). Example: Centre-back Branislav Ivanovic then took a wild slash at the ball but his captain John Terry saved Chelsea's skin by hacking the ball clear for a corner with Kevin Davies set to strike from just six yards out.
Word: come to someone's rescue Part of Speech: verb 1. To rescue (or save) someone from further harm. Labels: idiomatic Example: With the hosts not able to find their passes - everything that went forward was too heavy or too short - Terry once again had to come to his side's rescue after Davies had brilliantly nodded into the path of Elmander, who followed up swiftly with a deflected shot. Example: Huguette Diakabana remembers when she had to drop out of school at age 10 — until a mysterious donor came to her rescue.
Word: sleep under the same bridge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: An allusion to “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under the bridge, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread”, a translation from the French "La majestueuse égalité des lois, qui interdit au riche comme au pauvre de coucher sous les ponts, de mendier dans les rues et de voler du pain", Le Lys rouge, The Red Lily, 1894. 1. To be formally, but not actually, equal under the law, due to circumstances being ignored. Example: The equally enforced prohibition not to sleep under the same bridge does not signify the reign of equality but rather its opposite for those without homes.
Word: back-track Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of backtrack. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Yet the second period showed a marked contrast in style with Frank Lampard, making only his second start since August, completely splitting Bolton's defence with back-tracking Paul Robinson unable to intercept a well-weighted through-ball.
Word: through-ball Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of through ball. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: However, Chelsea raised themselves for a final salvo of the half, as Frank Lampard's through-ball gave Ramires an opportunity he did not waste, chipping Victor Valdes from 15 yards.
Word: tip over Part of Speech: noun 1. An action where the goalkeeper deflects the ball over the crossbar. Example: Bolton then went even closer when Elmander's cross was met by a bullet header from Holden, which forced a wonderful tip over from Cech before Drogba then cleared the resulting corner off the line.
Word: tip over Part of Speech: verb 1. (to cause) to topple over and fall Labels: ergative
Word: run down the clock Part of Speech: verb 1. To waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe. Labels: idiomatic Example: Energetic Malouda was denied twice by Jussi Jaaskelainen late on before Ancelotti ran down the clock by introducing Salomon Kalou and Paulo Ferreira in the closing seconds as Chelsea arrested their slide.
Word: body clock Part of Speech: noun 1. A biological clock. Labels: informal Example: Mummy sayin' that I need to get some sleep All this flyin' overseas always fuckin' up my body clock
Word: spiritistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English spiritistic From spirit + -istic. Pronunciation: /spɪɹɪˈtɪstɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to, or associated, dealing, concerned, or connected with, spiritism (a.k.a. modern spiritualism); spiritualistic. Example: That spiritistic ‘literature’ which has led astray…so many weak and impressionable minds. Example: The only perfectly ascertained fact of spiritistic science is the rap.
Word: in good stead Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a positive state or position. Labels: figuratively, literally Example: That really should have been the signal for title-chasing Arsenal to move into a higher gear and dominate but Wigan showed a fighting spirit which should stand them in good stead for the second half of the season.
Word: basement battler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A metaphor, likening the lower part of the sports table to the basement of a house. 1. A team in or around the relegation zone. Labels: idiomatic Example: The Cottagers had previously gone eight games without a win and had slipped into the relegation zone over Christmas, with boss Hughes criticised by fans after their 3-1 home defeat by fellow basement battlers West Ham on Boxing Day.
Word: race out of the traps Part of Speech: verb 1. To start something very quickly. Labels: idiomatic Example: As if spurred on by the recent barbs and an increasingly perilous league position, Hughes's side raced out of the traps, starting the game as though Premier League survival depended on the result of this encounter.
Word: tee up Part of Speech: verb 1. To place a golf ball on a tee. 2. To pass the ball to someone, facilitating a shot. Example: This time the defender was teed up by Andrew Johnson's short free-kick on the edge of the box and Baird hammered his low drive beyond Begovic's outstretched left arm and into the bottom corner, doubling his goal tally for the season and stunning the home crowd. 3. To place the ball on a tee, ready for kickoff. 4. To give a coach or player a technical foul. 5. To prepare; to make ready. Labels: figuratively
Word: strong verb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German starkes Verb, equivalent to strong + verb. 1. Any of a class of Germanic verbs which use ablaut as opposed to a dental affix to indicate tense. Example: CONJUGATION OF THE STRONG VERB "TO TAKE" (Commonly called Irregular.) [...] Present, Take. Past, Took. Perf. Part. Taken. 2. Any of a subset of English irregular verbs which lack the addition of a dental affix to indicate the simple past and past participle tenses. 3. A member of a "strong" class in a language with two or more verb classes. Example: Three basic root consonant classes exist: the strong verb, roots with weak initial root consonant (I-weak verbs), roots with weak final consonants (III-weak verbs), and a composite class...
Word: weak verb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German schwaches Verb (19th c.). Jacob Grimm called “weak” those classes of conjugation and declension which had lost more distinctions between forms or grammatical categories. The later use of Semitic is a semantic loan from Arabic فِعْل مُعْتَلّ (fiʕl muʕtall). 1. One of a class of verbs which use a dental suffix appended to the stem to indicate the past tense. Example: A Weak Verb adds d, ed, or t, to the Present Tense, to make the Past Tense; as, invite, invited; betray, betrayed; step, stept. 2. One of a class of verbs which use a dental suffix appended to the stem to indicate the past tense. Example: Storage clearly is assumed for irregular verb forms. But what about regular or weak verb forms? 3. A member of a verb class that is customarily called “weak”, and usually distinguished from another class called “strong”. 4. A member of a verb class that is customarily called “weak”, and usually distinguished from another class called “strong”. Example: Three basic root consonant classes exist: the strong verb, roots with weak initial root consonant (I-weak verbs), roots with weak final consonants (III-weak verbs), and a composite class...
Word: kittening Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kitten + -ing. 1. The giving birth of kittens. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: "If she's so terrific and powerful and all," said the predictable second voice, "why can't she make the kittening part grow back, and do something really useful with herself?"
Word: kittening Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From kitten + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of kitten Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: strong verbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of strong verb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weak verbs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of weak verb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: side-netting Part of Speech: noun 1. The net at either side of the goal, extending from the touchline to a few yards behind it. Labels: uncountable Example: But Gyan missed the best openings, shooting into the side-netting after showing good strength when chasing a long pass, and then hopelessly miskicking from six yards out.
Word: tape out Part of Speech: verb 1. To measure out (a piece of land) so as to be able to accurately fire upon it. Example: Tracks made of wooden slabs fastened together were the only roads by which men and pack-mules could cross this quagmire, and each of these ways became taped out by the enemy's artillery, and very perilous. 2. To complete the design of an integrated circuit so that the photomask can be sent out for fabrication.
Word: Ecumenical Patriarch Part of Speech: noun 1. The Orthodox archbishop of Constantinople who is generally recognised as the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Word: Ecumenical Patriarchs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Ecumenical Patriarch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Byzantine Patriarch Part of Speech: noun 1. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Word: Byzantine Patriarchs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Byzantine Patriarch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Copernicanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Copernican + -ism. 1. Belief in, or advocacy of the heliocentric model of the solar system Labels: uncountable
Word: Western Christianity Part of Speech: name 1. The form of Christianity traditionally practiced in Western Europe, consisting essentially of the Roman Catholic, Protestant, Anglican, and Old Catholic traditions.
Word: Copernican Revolution Part of Speech: name 1. The transition in astronomy between geocentrism and heliocentrism that originated in Europe in the 16th century and a longer conflict about cosmology involving scientists and religious authorities that extended into the 19th century. Labels: historical 2. An historical example of a paradigm shift in the philosophy of science. 3. A radical intellectual upheaval or rupture. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: Hesychast controversy Part of Speech: name 1. A particular controversy concerning dogma in the 14th-century Byzantine Empire, over whether the idea of divine light was polytheistic, postulating two eternal substances, a visible and an invisible God. Labels: historical
Word: Late antiquity Part of Speech: name 1. Misspelling of Late Antiquity. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Classical antiquity Part of Speech: name 1. Misspelling of classical antiquity. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Early Middle Ages Part of Speech: name 1. The period of the Middle Ages that followed the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, c. 500 to 1000 CE.
Word: High Middle Ages Part of Speech: name 1. The period of European history, between the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages, that saw great social and political change, c. 1000 to 1300 CE.
Word: Late Middle Ages Part of Speech: name 1. The period of European history between the High Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, c. 1300 to 1500 CE.
Word: miaphysite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A modern coinage from Byzantine Greek μία (mía, “one”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature, substance”) + -ite; see Miaphysitism for more. 1. Of or pertaining to Miaphysitism; maintaining that Christ has a single, though composite, nature. Labels: not-comparable Example: The leaders of the Miaphysite cause across the empire still loudly proclaimed their loyalty to the imperial throne, and there is no reason to doubt that most were sincere.
Word: miaphysite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A modern coinage from Byzantine Greek μία (mía, “one”) + φύσις (phúsis, “nature, substance”) + -ite; see Miaphysitism for more. 1. A believer in Miaphysitism, (specifically) a member of the Oriental Orthodox Church.
Word: Anglican Communion Part of Speech: name 1. A worldwide network of Churches that are in communion with the Church of England as represented by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Word: Old Catholic Church Part of Speech: name 1. A particular Christian denomination that split from the Roman Catholic Church over matters of doctrine.
Word: dog slow Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Possibly derives from the similar expression dog-tired, or alternately, that dogs, especially feral mutts, are often scrappy and sickly. Possibly came from a clipping of doggone slow. 1. Very slow. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tritium oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. Super-heavy water (T₂O; or more correctly, ³H₂O). Labels: uncountable
Word: beheadal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From behead + -al. Pronunciation: /bɪˈhɛd(ə)l/, /bəˈhɛdəl/ 1. beheading
Word: hamiltons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hamilton Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Chaldean Catholic Church Part of Speech: name 1. An Eastern Catholic particular church (sui juris), which uses the Chaldean rite, in full communion with the Holy See and the rest of the Catholic Church.
Word: Ancient Church of the East Part of Speech: name 1. A church descended from the historical Church of the East, which split from the Assyrian Church of the East over differences concerning the calendar.
Word: Assyrian Church of the East Part of Speech: name 1. A church descended from the historical Church of the East and seated in Erbil, distinguished from the Ancient Church of the East over issues concerning the calendar.
Word: Methodist Church Part of Speech: name 1. The Christian Church based upon Methodism
Word: Hamiltons Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Hamilton Labels: form-of, plural Example: The Hamiltons are coming for dinner.
Word: Hamiltons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Hamilton Labels: form-of, plural Example: I dropped a couple of Hamiltons on the counter and walked out.
Word: Barents Region Part of Speech: name 1. The land along the coast of the Barents Sea to establish international cooperation after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Word: Anglican Community Part of Speech: name 1. All the Churches of the Anglican Communion, and their worshippers.
Word: Episcopal Church Part of Speech: noun 1. Any Church whose organization is based around bishops; but especially any Church of the Anglican Communion
Word: Episcopal Churches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Episcopal Church Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Reformed Episcopal Church Part of Speech: name 1. A particular Anglican Church based in the United States.
Word: Charismatic Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Charismatic Movement.
Word: Neo-Pentecostal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of neo-Pentecostal. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: Charismatics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Charismatic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: speaks in tongues Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of speak in tongues Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spoken in tongues Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of speak in tongues Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: speaking in tongues Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); glossolalia. Labels: uncountable 2. The ability of speaking fluently a foreign language without prior learning or knowledge, supposedly under the influence of God; glossolalia. Labels: uncountable
Word: speaking in tongues Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of speak in tongues. Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spoke in tongues Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of speak in tongues Labels: form-of, past
Word: neo-charismatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From neo- + charismatic. 1. Of several Churches, based upon the Charismatic Movement, that are part of a spiritual renewal movement. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Pentecostalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Pentecostal + -ist. 1. of or pertaining to Pentecostalism
Word: Pentecostalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pentecostal + -ist. 1. A member of the Pentecostalism movement.
Word: Southern Pentecostal Part of Speech: adj 1. Southern Baptist (attributive) Labels: not-comparable
Word: Southern Pentecostal Part of Speech: noun 1. Southern Baptist
Word: Southern Pentecostals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Southern Pentecostal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Heffalumps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Heffalump (alternative letter-case form of heffalumps) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: contempt of court Part of Speech: noun 1. Open disrespect for or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body, typically punishable by such sanctions as a fine or incarceration. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [T]hey never could see the Missionaries dispose of their legs in the attitude of kneeling, or hear them begin a hymn in chorus, without bursting into roars of irrepressible laughter. It is much to be hoped that no member of this facetious tribe may ever find his way to England and get committed for contempt of Court. Example: If a researcher refused, a contempt of court order might result in incarceration of the researcher (see Hagan 1984). 2. A particular act of open disrespect for or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law. Labels: countable, usually Example: For my part, I am quite satisfied that there may also be consecutive or successive contempts of court constituted by repeated omissions to comply with a mandatory order positively to do something. Example: When defendant committed the contempts of court at issue here, he was not at the time incarcerated in a penal or reformatory institution and he was not an escapee. 3. A court order which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, declares a person or organization to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the court's authority. Labels: countable, usually Example: Certain reports have appeared in the media that the Hon’ble Delhi High Court has issued a contempt of Court against the Chief of Army Staff. Example: There have been unconfirmed reports that the Lahore High Court has issued a contempt of court to the telecom companies for charging higher rates to international incoming callers.
Word: Akelas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Akela Labels: form-of, plural
Word: squink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative; compare plink, quonk. 1. A short, high-pitched metallic sound Example: Immediately began that shrill and irritating squink-squink-squink. Example: Well, I hear three distinct sounds: a low rumple, followed by a metallic squink […] followed by a mysterious glonk. 2. A cryptid supposedly found in Washington State, the Columbia River sand squink, which has a body like a fox, the head and ears of a jackrabbit, and a bushy tail like a squirrel. Example: The Squink isn't particularly fussy about its diet, but has a great fondness for electric eels. Example: The Sand Squink possesses an amazing ability to generate electric charges by touching the tip of its bushy tail to either of the nubs at the tips of its ears. 3. An instance of squinking. Example: “Morning!” She did her best squink. Example: Okay, I'm going to pick up my car keys very carefully so as to not wake the squinky eye in case it's resting, and I'm going to go out the door and get into the car. You know, though, it's weird, once the squink goes away, you kind of realize that in a way, you sort of liked it. And sort of miss it..
Word: squink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative; compare plink, quonk. 1. To scrunch up, squinch (one's face, nose, etc). Labels: transitive Example: "Do it again," he said. "How do you ever squink up your nose like that! Bet you can't do it three times in succession." Example: “The right hon. gentleman” squinked his eyes until his monocle dented cheek and forehead bones.
Word: Coptic Church Part of Speech: name 1. An Orthodox Church based in Egypt
Word: Swiss Reformation Part of Speech: name 1. the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland
Word: Arminianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arminian + -ism. 1. A school of thought within Protestantism based on the theological ideas of Jacobus Arminius. Labels: uncountable
Word: soteriologies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soteriology Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Southern Baptist Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a particular Baptist denomination based in the United States.
Word: Southern Baptists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Southern Baptist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Upper South Part of Speech: name 1. The northern part of the South (Southern United States), typically consisting of North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma, sometimes also inclusive of southern Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, eastern/southern/western Maryland, and southern Delaware. Example: Holonyms: South < United States, United States of America, U.S., US, USA < North America < Earth < Solar System < Orion Arm < Milky Way < Local Group < Virgo Supercluster < Laniakea < Universe 2. In the American Civil War, those Confederate states which did not secede until after Fort Sumter: Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Word: aeronomical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aeronomy + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to aeronomy Labels: not-comparable
Word: aeronomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aeronomy + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to aeronomy Labels: not-comparable
Word: biconditionality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From biconditional + -ity. 1. The condition of being biconditional. Labels: uncountable
Word: cristoballite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cristobalite. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: gyrofield Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gyro- + field. 1. A gyrotropic field
Word: heterarchical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From heterarchy + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to heterarchy Labels: not-comparable
Word: intrapolaron Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intra- + polaron. 1. Within a polaron Labels: not-comparable
Word: isocurves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of isocurve Labels: form-of, plural
Word: micromixers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of micromixer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: microrotations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of microrotation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: molecularization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From molecular + -ization. 1. Conversion into a molecule (or into molecular form). Labels: countable, uncountable