nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: in rags Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Dressed in very old, torn clothes. Example: Like Cinderella, the girl in rags was swept off her feet by a handsome Prince Charming. 2. Very poor or lowly. Labels: broadly Example: October 9 2007, Rory Carroll, The Guardian, "Cocaine galore! Villagers live it up on profits from 'white lobster'" Some locals who used to be in rags live it up at posh hotels.
Word: under-the-counter Part of Speech: adj 1. Illicit, obtained or sold furtively. Example: The village shop seemed to be a bastion of respectability but those in the know could obtain some very questionable under-the-counter material. Example: The frequency of under-the-counter selling is most difficult to ascertain.
Word: rags and tatters Part of Speech: noun 1. very old, torn clothes Labels: plural, plural-only Example: ...she was sworn just as she was, all rags and tatters. 2. something ruined; fragments Labels: broadly, plural, plural-only Example: December 17 2001, Russell Thomas, The Guardian Sports section. Fulham's defence was a thing of rags and tatters long before the end.
Word: Tove Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Northamptonshire, England, tributary to the Great Ouse, which passes Towcester.
Word: Tuva Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Тува́ (Tuvá). Pronunciation: /ˈtuːvə/ 1. A republic of the Russian Federation in southern Siberia.
Word: rotely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English rote Middle English -ly English -ly English rotely From rote + -ly. 1. By rote, in rote fashion; machine-like. Example: She kisses him to make him stop talking, and after that sex unfolds rotely. It is all she can do not to roll her eyes.
Word: Tyra Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name originating as a coinage, of African American usage. 2. A female given name from Swedish. 3. A surname from Polish.
Word: Thyra Part of Speech: name 1. A locality in the Murray River council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: web celebs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of web celeb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gynecomastia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Internationalism. From gyneco- + -mastia. Pronunciation: /ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.kəʊˈmæs.tɪə/, /-kə-/, /ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.koʊˈmæs.tiə/, /ˌdʒaɪ-/ 1. Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: But probably the primary reason for gynecomastia in adult onset is drugs—and these are not illegal drugs. Example: Fitness coach Powell was awake and talking throughout the procedure last month at the Cardiff branch of Signature Clinic, a cosmetic surgery group which for the past year has averaged 100 gynecomastia patients a month across its six locations in UK and Ireland.
Word: gynaecomastia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gynecomastia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: pudding basin Part of Speech: noun 1. A bowl in which raw pudding dough or batter is placed for cooking.
Word: newser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From news + -er. 1. A press conference. Labels: informal
Word: alegar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ale + French aigre (“sour”) 1. vinegar produced from fermented ale. Labels: uncountable
Word: spizzerinctum Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌspɪz.əˈɹɪŋk.təm/ 1. Chutzpah, guts, nerve, or backbone. Labels: US, informal, uncountable 2. Determination, ardor, or zeal. Labels: US, informal, uncountable
Word: incisions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of incision Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wildland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wild + land. 1. Land that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or other human activity; a natural area. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1837, Lord Glenelg, question submitted to the law officers of the Crown in England, quoted in Justice Gwynne, opinion in Mercer v. Attorney General for Ontario, 1881, in Reports of the Supreme Court of Canada, Volume V, page 686, Whether it is in point of law competent for his Majesty, with the advice of and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of New Brunswick, to render the tracts of wildland in the colony which belong to his Majesty jure coronæ subject to the appropriation of the legislature of the province for a fixed period or in perpetuity in return for a civil list to be settled on the Crown for a similar term, or in perpetuity as may be thought best? Example: 1883 September 22, Mallerstang Forest and Pendragon Castle, Westmoreland (book review), in Manchester City News, Notes and Queries section, No. 37, reprinted in J. H. Nodal (ed.), City News Notes and Queries, City News Office (1883–4), Volume V, page 136, The traveller by the Midland Railway line to Carlisle passes through Mallerstang in the stretch of wildland traversed before reaching Kirkby Stephen, but there is no station in any portion of the valley to acquaint him with the fact.
Word: wildlands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wildland Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bi-lingual Part of Speech: adj 1. Rare spelling of bilingual. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, rare
Word: vice-versa Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative spelling of vice versa. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: brik Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of burek (“type of pastry”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Trinidadian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Trinidad Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Trinidadian From Trinidad + -ian. Pronunciation: /tɹɪnɪˈdædiən/ 1. A person from Trinidad or descending from Trinidad. Example: Down ‘D’ Islands, or DDI for short, makes it easy for visitors to island-hop around offshore parts of Trinidad that most Trinidadians don’t even know.
Word: Trinidadian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Trinidad Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Trinidadian From Trinidad + -ian. Pronunciation: /tɹɪnɪˈdædiən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Trinidad or to the people or language of that country. Labels: not-comparable Example: Donning a tracksuit in the colors of the American flag and a Team USA shirt that paid respect to the late NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, Snoop Dogg laced up for a 200-meter exhibition race against Trinidadian former Olympic medalist Ato Boldon and two-time NCAA outdoor 200m champion Wallace Spearmon.
Word: pudding basin haircut Part of Speech: noun 1. A haircut carried out by placing a pudding basin over the head and cutting around the base; or, one that looks as if it were so carried out.
Word: waystation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of way station. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stars in one's eyes Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being overly or extremely impressed with something; enchanted with romance. Labels: figuratively, idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: After their first kiss the pair of them walked around with stars in their eyes for days.
Word: way station Part of Speech: noun 1. A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal. 2. A service area or temporary lodging used during a longer journey. Labels: figuratively Example: At one of the way-stations on his long journey a barmaid at a tavern speaks to Gilgamesh and tries to give him common sense on the human condition.
Word: tuxedos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tuxedo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tuxedoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tuxedo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bad medicine Part of Speech: noun 1. Any advice or treatment that has no value or exacerbates the problem. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: Many economists believe that trying to spend your way out of a recession is bad medicine.
Word: black bag Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of black-bag. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: black bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A black plastic sack produced for the disposal of household waste. Labels: Ireland, UK Example: The road was full of black bags awaiting the arrival of the dustbin men. 2. The pouch or case traditionally carried by medical doctors, especially when making house calls, and containing medical instruments and supplies. Labels: US 3. A pouch or case containing burglary tools. 4. Synonym of football (“the leather briefcase containing classified nuclear war plans which is always near the US President”)
Word: garbage bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A plastic bag produced for the disposal of household waste. Labels: Canada, US Example: The road was full of garbage bags awaiting the arrival of the trash men.
Word: trash bag Part of Speech: noun 1. A plastic bag for the disposal of household waste. Labels: Canada, US Example: The road was full of trash bags awaiting the arrival of the garbage men. 2. A disrespectful person. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, informal
Word: trash bags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trash bag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black bags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black bag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: garbage bags Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garbage bag Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overpressure Part of Speech: noun 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 pressure English overpressure From over- + pressure. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ̯.vəˈpɹɛʃ.ə/, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈpɹɛʃ.ɚ/ 1. excess or markedly elevated pressure, especially a transient high pressure due to a shock wave Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ... or whether the bronchiectatic cavity is due principally to a yielding of the bronchial walls to the inspiratory and expiratory pressure, to the overpressure of the engorging secretion, ... Example: The walls facing the explosion will experience a reflected overpressure.
Word: overpressure 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 pressure English overpressure From over- + pressure. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ̯.vəˈpɹɛʃ.ə/, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈpɹɛʃ.ɚ/ 1. To subject to a high pressure
Word: overpressures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overpressure Labels: form-of, plural
Word: estancia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish estancia. Doublet of stance and stanza. 1. A large rural estate in Latin America; a kind of ranch. Example: Some of the campsites are close to estancias; some are run by the parks service and have showers; and the remainder are in more remote locations with no vehicle access or facilities.
Word: étagère Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of etagere. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely a modification of punk. Pronunciation: /ˈpæŋk/, [ˈpʰæŋk], /ˈpeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈpʰeɪ̯ŋk], /ˈpɛ̃ŋk/ 1. An irritating or stupid person. Labels: derogatory, rare, slang Example: We're through being cool We're through being cool Spank the pank who try to drive you nuts Example: > my name is vaughan mcdonald and i am in the tenth grade. this is my first time on senior chat and would like for someone to write back to me. > > Get out of this Newsgrp you pank. Can't you read is senior chat had to be a sophomore.
Word: pank Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps related to Swedish panka (“to be exhausted, give out”). Alternatively, perhaps a syncopated variant of panic. Pronunciation: /ˈpæŋk/, [ˈpʰæŋk], /ˈpeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈpʰeɪ̯ŋk], /ˈpɛ̃ŋk/ 1. To pack down, to compact (particularly snow). Labels: Inland-Northern-American, regional Example: I was panking some snow the other day. Example: I panked brown sugar into a container. 2. To breathe hard, pant. Labels: dated 3. To pound. Labels: obsolete
Word: handymen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handyman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: furioso Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian. Doublet of furious. 1. Rapidly and with passion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: furioso Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian. Doublet of furious. 1. A furious person; a violent madman. Labels: obsolete
Word: posada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish posar Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Spanish -ada Spanish posadabor. English posada Borrowed from Spanish posada. 1. A traditional Mexican Christmas procession. Example: They make a posada for the kids over there. 2. An inn in Spanish-speaking regions.
Word: urosepsis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)der. English uro- English sepsis English urosepsis From uro- + sepsis. 1. sepsis caused by bacteria from the urinary tract invading the bloodstream Labels: uncountable
Word: coppicing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of coppice Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: coppicing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of cutting back a woody plant to promote new growth. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Coppicing provides a perpetual supply of small timber for village craftsmen, […] The art of coppicing was known to late Stone Age Britons who used the poles for causeways which, in wet ground, have survived to the present day.
Word: coppiced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of coppice Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: coppiced Part of Speech: adj 1. Cut back to ground level to stimulate growth. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: An HS2 'receptor site' for trans-located trees, new saplings and coppiced tree stumps has been established on the eastern side of Cubbington Wood.
Word: mustine Part of Speech: noun 1. mechlorethamine Labels: uncountable
Word: dumbs down Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dumb down Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: estancias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of estancia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ecological footprints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ecological footprint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: carbon footprints Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carbon footprint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hindsight is 20/20 Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: From the term 20/20 referring to normal visual acuity. 1. In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice. Labels: idiomatic Example: Another common error dealing with memory is that of "hindsight bias." This is the tendency to exaggerate what could have been anticipated in the past. This is also known as "Monday morning quarter backing" or "hindsight is 20/20" where the "right" decision as to what should have been done appears to be more obvious now than it was in the past. Example: Honestly? If you would have told me that becoming a professional tennis player might net me a decent supply of free pasta, I would have never begged my mom to quit my lessons. 😭 Hindsight = 20/20.
Word: pudding-basin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pudding basin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: seeing stars Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of see stars Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: xeriscaped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of xeriscape Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: But do not get devotees of xeriscaped yards, as desert landscaping is known, started about the deleterious effects of all that grass planted around the desert, wastefully sapping water, a valuable and scarce commodity here.
Word: xeriscapings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xeriscaping Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hotwire Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of hot-wire. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: thenabouts Part of Speech: adv 1. about then Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: It has been conjectured that Aram got much of Cark’s money, and therewith paid off a mortgage; but this is only conjecture; and as he got a legacy by the will of an old lady thenabouts, it is as fair to presume that this money, so applied, was his own. Example: Our friend, Simon Jennings, could not sleep that night ; his reveries and scheming lasted from the rum-punch’s final drop, at ten p.m., to circiter two, a.m., and then, or thenabouts, the devil hinted “ steal it ;” and so, not till nearly four, he began to shut his eyes and dream again, as his usual fashion was, of adding up receipts in five figures, and of counting out old Bridget’s hoarded gold.
Word: serrature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin serratura (“a sawing”). 1. A notching, like that between the teeth of a saw, in the edge of anything. Example: When a serrate leaf has small serratures upon the large ones, it is said to be Doubly-serrate 2. One of the teeth in a serrated edge; a serration.
Word: domaine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French domaine (“zone, estate”). Doublet of domain. 1. A vineyard or wine estate, especially in France. Example: Put [...] a gun to my head to name the domaine, I would blurt out la Romanée-Conti, for the spicy cassis and black cherry alone.
Word: calabaza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor.? Vulgar Latin *calapaccia? Old Spanish calabaça Spanish calabazabor. English calabaza Borrowed from Spanish calabaza. 1. A burr gherkin.
Word: escolar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish escolar, because of a resemblance of the rings around the eyes to a scholar's spectacles. Doublet of scholar. ] 1. Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, one of the snake mackerels. Example: And Oceana's study revealed that 94 per cent of “white tuna” was not tuna at all, but escolar (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum). Consumption of more than 100 grams or so of this species causes severe diarrhoea. 2. Any fish of species Ruvettus pretiosus, oilfish. 3. Any of several other perciform fish of the family Gempylidae (snake mackerels).
Word: reno Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛnoʊ/ 1. Clipping of renovation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: The book is divided into four parts: "The Look of Your House" examines the exterior and front and back entries; "Kitchens and Gathering Spaces" deals not just with kitchens but also basements; "Baths and Personal Spaces" covers bedrooms, home offices and, best of all, a place of your own; and "Pulling It All Together" wraps it up with whole house renos.
Word: reno Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛnoʊ/ 1. Clipping of renovate Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial Example: We just renoed the bathroom last spring. Example: Fancy a church conversion, tackling a crumbling cottage, or renoing a stone townhouse that backs onto the ocean?
Word: snavel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably related to snaffle, which may be from Dutch snavel. 1. To steal, to pickpocket. Example: 1902, Barbara Baynton, Bush Studies, 2009, Sydney University Press, page 59, Then he missed his silk handkerchief. “Ghost!” he said, breathing heavily. “Mag′s snavelled it! […] ” Example: Billy May said he made his first electric guitars after talking to an American named Paul Bigsley, who claimed to be the inventor of the Tremolo Lever, which idea, according to Billy, was “snavelled” by Fender and improved upon. 2. To snatch. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: Paul tried to snavel Dan′s chair from under him. Example: 1915, New Zealand House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, page 472, This was in his constituency, and he believed the idea was to go straight through the reserve eventually — that if they snavelled this piece now they would snavel more of this playground a little later on, and completely spoil the reserve.
Word: sapa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sapa. 1. A reduction of must in Ancient Roman cuisine, made by boiling down grape juice or must in large kettles until reduced to a third of the original volume. Labels: uncountable
Word: dyslogistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dys- + -logistic, on the model of eulogistic. 1. Expressing censure or disapproval. Example: [...] if he be a man whom it is your object to consign to aversion or contempt, you employ the dyslogistic term.
Word: give a toss Part of Speech: verb 1. To care. Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK, slang Example: “Tiles ... tiles ... splashback,” he burbled, trying to make himself heard over the crunching of diazepam tablets. Boris shrugged, not bothering to talk in meaningful sentences or even attempting to conceal the fact that he didn’t really give a toss.
Word: pudding basins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pudding basin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pudding-basins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pudding-basin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neoliberalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English liberalism English neoliberalism From neo- + liberalism. 1. A political ideology or ideological trend based on neoclassical economics that espouses economic liberalism, favouring trade liberalisation, financial deregulation, a small government, privatisation and liberalisation of government businesses, passive antitrust enforcement, accepting greater economic inequality and disfavouring unionisation. Labels: countable, derogatory, often, uncountable Example: This lethal fusion of economic insecurity and cultural scapegoating brought neoliberalism to its knees. […] The age of Obama was the last gasp of neoliberalism. Despite some progressive words and symbolic gestures, Obama chose to ignore Wall Street crimes, reject bailouts for homeowners, oversee growing inequality and facilitate war crimes like US drones killing innocent civilians abroad. 2. The ideology associated with the New Democrats and the Democratic Leadership Council. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: obstinancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From obstinant + -cy. 1. Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable
Word: obstinance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English obstinance, obstinaunce, from Medieval Latin obstināntia, equivalent to obstinant + -ance. 1. The characteristic of being obstinate. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: obstinances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obstinance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obstinancies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of obstinancy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: obstinateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English obstinate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English obstinateness From obstinate + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being obstinate. Labels: uncountable
Word: high fives Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of high five Labels: form-of, plural
Word: high fives Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of high five Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: high fiving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of high five Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: high fived Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of high five Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fived Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of five Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fiving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of five Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: ochlocracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ochlocracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meritocracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meritocracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: for cryin' out loud Part of Speech: intj 1. Pronunciation spelling of for crying out loud. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: "For cryin' out loud!" from Hamilton. "Look Doc, that damned calf is still alive." Example: ‘I knew yeh weren’t gettin’ yer letters but I never thought yeh wouldn’t even know abou’ Hogwarts, fer cryin’ out loud!’
Word: p. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of page. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: p. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of people’s. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, rare
Word: biological clocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of biological clock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coffees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coffee Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coffees Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of coffee Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: evenfall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From even (“evening”) + fall. Compare nightfall. 1. dusk, twilight Labels: countable, poetic, uncountable Example: The wind that blows across them calls Ever at dawns and evenfalls, And I am suddenly forlorn. Across the pastures and ripe corn I see the mountains in my dreams. Example: Arriving at Brinkley in the quiet evenfall and putting the old machine away in the garage, I noticed that Aunt Dahlia's car was there and gathered from this that the aged relative was around and about once more.
Word: asperate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin asperatus, from asperare (“to make rough”), from asper (“rough”). Pronunciation: /æspəɹeɪt/ 1. To make rough or harsh.
Word: asperate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin asperatus, from asperare (“to make rough”), from asper (“rough”). Pronunciation: /æspəɹət/ 1. Rough.
Word: tutelar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin tūtelāris, from tūtēla (“tutelage, guardianship; dependent, client”) + -āris (suffix used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to). Pronunciation: /ˈtjuːtələ/, /ˈtuːtəlɚ/ 1. Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.
Word: tutelar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin tūtelāris, from tūtēla (“tutelage, guardianship; dependent, client”) + -āris (suffix used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to). Pronunciation: /ˈtjuːtələ/, /ˈtuːtəlɚ/ 1. One that is tutelary.
Word: Löwenstein-Jensen medium Part of Speech: noun 1. A primary mycobacterial recovery medium composed of fresh whole eggs, defined salts, glycerol, potato flour, and malachite green. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: LJ medium Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Löwenstein-Jensen medium. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: shellback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shell + back. 1. A worldly sailor. Example: “Take that, for being a pumpkin-headed old shellback.” 2. A sailor who has crossed the equator.
Word: rampike Part of Speech: noun 1. A standing dead tree. Labels: dated, regional
Word: bagnio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian bagno, from Latin balneum (“bath”). Doublet of bain, balaneion, and banya. Pronunciation: /ˈbænɪɔ/ 1. A brothel. Example: an old woman who has charge of a bagnio 2. A building for bathing, sweating. Labels: obsolete 3. In Turkey, a prison for slaves. Labels: obsolete
Word: ventricose Part of Speech: adj 1. distended; corpulent 2. Broadest in the middle and tapering toward the ends
Word: luteous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lūteus. Pronunciation: /ˈluːtiəs/, /ˈludiəs/ 1. Yellowish. Labels: literary Example: And men wept sorely,—for his voice had smoothed / Life’s whirlpool, with its softly-echoing tones, / Filling their hearts with peace—but his glad soul / Flung off her luteous chains, and winged her way / Far, far above the pigmy lamentations / Or frivolous praise of men. Example: […] the hind tibiæ more luteous than in T. cordiger, but with the apical sixth more contrastedly black; […] 2. Of or pertaining to mud.
Word: fanion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French fanion. Pronunciation: /ˈfænjən/ 1. A small flag used for marking positions, especially by soldiers and surveyors.
Word: liquescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin liquēscēns, present participle of liquēscere. By surface analysis, liquesce + -ent 1. Melting. Example: That this, as well as other clays, is streaked and variegated, is owing to the mixture and insinuation of differently coloured, moistened and dissolved portions of earth. Hence the various colours of veined marble, colours inserted, during the liquescent state of marbles, by the concourse of differently shaded earths. Example: And now, as the night was senescent And star-dials pointed to morn, As the star-dials hinted of morn, At the end of our path a liquescent And nebulous lustre was born,
Word: miniatory Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of minatory. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: struma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin strūma. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹuːmə/ 1. Scrofula. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This was the healing ritual for the King's Evil, the name given to scrofula or struma, the tubercular inflammation of the lymph glands of the neck. 2. A scrofulous swelling; a tumour or goitre. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: spiritoso Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritusder. Italian spirito Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Italian -oso Italian spiritosobor. English spiritoso Borrowed from Italian spiritoso. 1. In a lively or spirited manner Labels: not-comparable
Word: dot bomb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of dotcom + bomb. 1. A failed dot-com company. Labels: informal Example: The 1990s saw many dot bombs.
Word: dot com Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dotcom. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: dot com Part of Speech: particle 1. Alternative form of .com, as in speech, or to bypass spam filters. Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Used as an sentence-final intensifier to affirm one's judgement. Labels: Internet, dated, humorous Example: Extra work, baby. Free food, a paycheck, and celebrity sightings. It's the bomb dot com. Example: infoatomic bomb ¶ i’m the ultimate hazard ¶ the end of the world dot com ¶ i have all the answers ¶ and you can ask me for answers ¶ so ask me for answers[…]
Word: pukeko Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pūkeko. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: security moms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of security mom Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prebuttal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of preemptive + rebuttal. 1. A preemptive rebuttal. Labels: informal Example: You're no flexecuive, after all, just a lowly permalance. Your prebuttals fall flat, and he orders you on to a data fast, tosses a message slip on your inflatable, and leaves. Example: The pope should stick to religion and leave science to the scientists, said one conservative, the Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, in one of a wave of “prebuttal” remarks as the encyclical was being finalized.
Word: brocket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French brocart, broquart. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɒkɪt/ 1. A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching. Example: Near-synonyms: knobber, knobbler, pricket, spitter Example: “Why, a stag is called a brocket until he is three years old, at four years he is a staggart; at five years a warrantable stag; and after five years he becomes a hart royal.” 2. A brocket deer, a member of genus Mazama, of short-horned deer of the tropical Americas. Example: Before fighting, brockets rear and jump in display; when fighting, they jump over each other, striking the opponent with the hooves of the forelegs or hind legs in passing.
Word: Infobahn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of info + autobahn. 1. The information superhighway. Labels: dated, uncountable Example: While a recent EU report recommended adopting the Californian free enterprise model to build the ‘infobahn’, cutting-edge artists and academics have been championing the ‘post-human’ philosophy developed by the West Coast's Extropian cult.
Word: pelerine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pèlerine, feminine of pèlerin (“pilgrim”), from Late Latin pelegrīnus. First attested in 1744. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛ.ləˌɹiːn/, /pɛ.ləˈɹin/ 1. A kind of short cape or covering for the shoulders, associated especially with medieval pilgrims (of any gender). Example: […] Around his shoulders, he wore a thick gray pelerine. This was the custom of the knights of the Kingdom of the Spears, the land of the beaches and the chalk cliffs with great castles[…] Example: Beneath the pale light crouched an ancient white-haited man, wrapped against the rain in a threadbare maroon pelerine. “Alms, sire,” he croaked, his eyes wide and fearful, his face lean and hungry. He was so thin […] 2. A woman's tippet or cape with long ends coming down in front. Example: Pilgrims, male or female, wore gowns […] A hood was usually added, but even if that were omitted, the pilgrim wore a shoulder-cape, a custom so universal that this type of cape came to be called a "pelerine," a name still used in the nineteenth century to describe the short capes fashionable in women's dress.
Word: pricket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English precat, preket, priket, pryket; equivalent to prick + -et. Earlier currency of the Middle English word is apparently implied by surnames and borrowings into Latin and Anglo-Norman. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪkɪt/ 1. A candle. Labels: obsolete 2. A spike for holding a single candle. Example: Lighting their way with tallow candles on pewter prickets. 3. A male deer in its second year, whose antlers have not yet branched. Example: Near-synonyms: brocket, knobber, knobbler, spitter Example: he can stay / For the new-mown hay, / And startle the dappled prickets?
Word: luxate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin luxātus (“dislocated”) perfect passive participle of lū̆xō (“to dislocate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌk.seɪt/ 1. To dislocate; to displace a body part. Example: If in cases of difficulty you have recourse to this means, luxate downwards as far as half the dorsopalmar diameter, and then vice versa.
Word: luxate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin luxātus (“dislocated”), see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more. 1. Dislocated.
Word: rhabdomantist Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of rhabdomancer.
Word: yetts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of yett Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mundungus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Spanish mondongo (“tripe, entrails”), perhaps via its English etymon mondongo. Pronunciation: /mʌnˈdʌŋɡəs/, /ˌmənˈdəŋɡəs/ 1. Offal; waste animal product; organic matter unfit for consumption. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: Claret is the universal medicine here, and mundungus port the bane and stupefaction of all society. 2. Poor-quality tobacco with a foul, rancid, or putrid smell. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Whom he brings in among us And bribes with mundungus; Example: The whole town of Ryde could not supply a single leaf [of tea]; for as to what Mrs. Francis and the shop called by that name, it was not of Chinese growth. It did not indeed in the least resemble tea, either in smell or taste, or in any particular, unless in being a leaf: for it was in truth no other than a tobacco of the mundungus species.
Word: troche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Medical English got troche and trochiscus from late Latin trochiscus; from Ancient Greek τρόχισκος (trókhiskos, “a small ball”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós, “wheel”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹoʊ.ki/, /ˈtɹəʊʃ/ 1. A lozenge; a cough drop. Example: At night when you go to bed, take two drams of fine Gum Tragecanth, put it into a Galli-pot, and put half a quarter of a pint of any distilling water fitting the purpose you would make your Troches for, to it, cover it, and the next morning you shall finde it in such a Jelly as Physician, call Mussilage, with this you may (with a little pains taking) make any Pouder into Paste, and that Paste into little Cakes called Troches. Example: The Germ. Pharm. states that the troches (pastilles) are to be made by compression or by massing with a suitable excipient, and forming into troches.
Word: rhabdomantists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhabdomantist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: divining rod Part of Speech: noun 1. Rod used for dowsing, a technique of divination used to locate subterranean sources of water, metal, other mineral resources or even various other things through magic, or according to many believers a natural phenomenon.
Word: yersel Part of Speech: pron 1. yourself Labels: Geordie
Word: divining rods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of divining rod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dowsing rod Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of divining rod.
Word: dowsing rods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dowsing rod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dicacious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin dicāx, from dīcō (“to say”) + -acious. Pronunciation: /daɪˈkeɪʃəs/ 1. Talkative; pert; saucy. Labels: rare Example: So obstinate was this dicacious and pleonastic old man, in his struggles to monopolise the whole conversation in the salle-à-manger, that upon a gentle, respectable, and seedy English clergyman, with the usual amount of wife and children, gliding in, and beginning quietly to converse with his family, he violently wrenched the newspaper from the hands of the nearest waiter, and read out loud, at the top of his voice, an entire leading article! Example: Believers, then, as we are, in phrenology, we cannot say that we believe in it as a trade. It is a science ( so to speak ) in embryo. It may be likened to a noble edifice, the foundations of which are laid broad and deep, upon the principles of unchangeable, eternal truth, and the superstructure of which, it must be the work of patient perseverance, deep study, close observation, and rational philosophy to rear, range after range, until it shall stand a firm and lasting monument, at once of the blessings arising from a careful cultivation of those powers of research, into the deep mysteries of our nature, wherewith God has endowed us, as well as of his benevolent providence, his fatherly kindness, and his consummate wisdom. There will be quacks and sciolous pretenders around the edifice while it is rearing, with their handicraft tools, and dicacious mystifications ( ‘blind leaders of the blind’ ) — but as in the building of the great temple, the sound of the hammer and the axe must not be heard in preparing its massive ranges, as they rise, mind impelled, towards the sky, displaying to the world, at last, the true philosophy of that most wondrous work of the Creator — THE HUMAN MIND.
Word: buhl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A pronunciation spelling of Boulle, a French woodcarver. Pronunciation: /buːl/ 1. A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works. Labels: attributive, often, uncountable, usually Example: In preparation for a client of his type, she had brought into the shop a buhl cabinet, selected from Jabez Rintle's hoard, and that piece, with its elaborate craftsmanship in brass, inlay, tortoiseshell and carving, arrested Mr Jacobson's flair for a bargain in financial values at least. 2. Furniture having ornamentation of this kind. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Fancy a Member of Parliament and an old English Baronet, by Gad! obliged to put a drawing-room clock and a buhl inkstand up the spout; and a gold duck’s-head paper-holder, that I dare say cost my wife five pound, for which they’d only give me fifteen-and-six!
Word: kekeke Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese けけけ (kekeke). 1. The sound of a soft cackle. Labels: onomatopoeic, slang
Word: apache Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Apache, a Parisian gangster. Labels: alt-of
Word: monochronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English chronic English monochronic From mono- + chronic. 1. Characterized by a system where things are done one at a time. Labels: not-comparable 2. Contemporaneous. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having or relating to a personality type or culture (distinguished from polychronic) which prefers to set a certain time to perform each task. Labels: not-comparable Example: Western Europe tends to have a monochronic time orientation, as exemplified by the adage "there is a time and place for everything".
Word: bâton Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of baton. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: polychronic Part of Speech: adj 1. Happening at different times. 2. Able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously. Example: A polychronic person may watch television, surf the Internet and talk on the telephone at the same time. 3. Having or relating to a personality type or culture (distinguished from monochronic) which does not set a certain time to perform each task.
Word: chronemics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Thomas J. Bruneau. 1. The study of the communicative function of time. Labels: uncountable
Word: ahorse Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós? Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-? Proto-Indo-European *wers- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šāder.? Proto-Germanic *hrussą Proto-West Germanic *hross Old English hors Middle English hors English horse English ahorse From a- + horse. Pronunciation: /əˈhɔːs/, /əˈhɔɹs/ 1. On the back of a horse; on horseback. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: He managed to escape ahorse. Example: 1817, Maria Edgworth, Ormond, Chapter 4, in Harrington, and Ormond, Tales, London: R. Hunter, Volume 2, p. 85, “By all that’s princely,” cried he, “then, that young Harry Ormond was intended for a prince, he sits a horse so like myself; and that horse requires a master hand to manage him.”
Word: ahorseback Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English horseback English ahorseback From a- + horseback. Pronunciation: /əˈhɔː(ɹ)sbæk/ 1. On the back of a horse; horseback. Labels: not-comparable Example: Policemen once patrolled the streets ahorseback.
Word: protologistic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to protologisms. Example: The American Dialect Society and similar organizations exist to identify protologistic words and track their development.
Word: Marco Polo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Marco Polo (1254–1324), Venetian merchant, whose travels were documented in a book that introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China. The Italian name is from Latin Marcus + Paulus. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹkoʊ ˈpoʊloʊ/ 1. A renowned traveler. Labels: countable Example: Ibn Battuta has inevitably been compared with him and has usually taken second prize as "the Marco Polo of the Muslim world" or "the Marco Polo of the tropics" Example: Gene Hunt: Come on, then, Marco Polo. Which way? Sam Tyler: [consulting a blueprint] It's this way. 2. A hunting game—usually played in a swimming pool—where the seeker moves with closed eyes or blindfolded, finding the other players by calling "Marco" and reacting to the other players' replies of "Polo". Labels: uncountable
Word: halon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of halogen + carbon. Pronunciation: /ˈheɪ̯.lɒn/, /ˈheɪ̯.lɔːn/, /ˈheɪ̯.lɔn/, /ˈheɪ̯.lɑn/, /ˈhæɪ̯.lɔn/ 1. A hydrocarbon (more precisely, a haloalkane) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens. Example: The Renew is also free of polyvinyl chloride, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons and halons.
Word: patulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin patulus. Pronunciation: /ˈpætʃələs/ 1. Open; spread; exposed Example: The foramen ovale was patulous — the opening about four lines in diameter.
Word: sepon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of suppawn. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, uncountable
Word: flicks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /flɪks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flick Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: flicks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /flɪks/ 1. plural of flick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flicking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈflɪkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of flick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: flicking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈflɪkɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something is flicked. Example: Then he walks out and plays a fifteen-minute encore doing nothing but bumps and grinds and humps and tongue flickings.
Word: gatas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gata Labels: form-of, plural
Word: standard lamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See standard (“vertical pole”). 1. A lamp supported by a tall vertical pole in order that light comes from above those seated in the vicinity.
Word: battledore and shuttlecock Part of Speech: noun 1. An early version of the game badminton. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: But I stayed out a few minutes longer with Adele and Pilot—ran a race with her, and played a game of battledore and shuttlecock. Example: At night before I slept alternate horrors of ruin buffeted me this way and that in an endless game of battledore and shuttlecock.
Word: Cavachon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of cavalier + bichon. 1. A breed of dog that is a cross between a Bichon Frisé and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
Word: squadrone Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of squadron. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: tokay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hungarian tokaji (“of Tokay”), from Tokaj (placename) + -i (“originating from”). Pronunciation: /təʊˈkeɪ/, /toʊˈkeɪ/ 1. A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of a variety of white wines made from this grape. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was made from the furmint grape, which is better known in Hungary’s lusciously sweet tokays, but this was delicate, floral and just right with a tart chicken curry dish.
Word: tokay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See tokay gecko. Pronunciation: /təʊˈkeɪ/, /ˈtəʊ.keɪ/, /toʊˈkeɪ/, /ˈtoʊ.keɪ/ 1. The tokay gecko, a spotted lizard native to Asia and some Pacific islands.
Word: trickeration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English trickery Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English trickeration From trickery + -ation. 1. Trickery. Labels: colloquial, dialectal, humorous Example: "What trickeration?" I inquired. "Atom bomb shelters." said Simple. "Harlem landlords have no intention of building bomb shelters for their roomers. Example: "I'm a victim of trickeration. I think I'm destined to be investigated until I die," he says, [....]
Word: back-cloth star Part of Speech: noun 1. An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to draw more attention to himself.
Word: bayram Part of Speech: noun 1. In Turkic cultures, a nationally celebrated festival or holiday, whether secular or religious. Example: The two bayrams were occasions for family visiting and public celebrations.
Word: bird in the bosom Part of Speech: noun 1. A secret pledge that one makes for another. Labels: UK, dated, idiomatic
Word: spivs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spiv Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bird of one's own brain Part of Speech: noun 1. One's own idea or conception. Labels: idiomatic
Word: soucouyants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soucouyant Labels: form-of, plural