nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: externalisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of externalization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: externalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English externalize 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 externalization From externalize + -ation. 1. The process of making something external, or visible from the outside. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. In Freudian psychology, an unconscious defense mechanism by which an individual "projects" his or her own internal characteristics onto the outside world or other people. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: extortionary Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, relating to, or typical of extortion; extortionate.
Word: extortionate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From extortion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ɛkˈstɔːʃənət/, /ɪkˈstɔːʃənət/, /ɛkˈstɔɹʃənət/, /ɪkˈstɔɹʃənət/ 1. Of, related to, or typifying extortion (“the practice of obtaining money or other property by the use of force or threats”). Example: Now it is certain the Roman prieſts are not only ſeemingly very religious and really very extortionate, but are extortionate by means of religion, and make their prayers and maſſes the grand pretence for their exactions. Example: It is said the daily increase in opium is owing to the negligence of officers in enforcing the interdicts? The laws and enactments are the means which extortionate underlings and worthless vagrants employ to benefit themselves; and the more complete the laws are, the greater and more numerous are the bribes paid to the extortionate underlings, and the more subtle are the schemes of such worthless vagrants. 2. Greatly exceeding what is moderate or reasonable; exorbitant. Example: [Y]ou get from farms ſo occupied, houſe lamb, veal, graſs lamb, a little mutton, and leſs beef, whilſt for either article ſeparately, or jointly, you are worked up to pay prices, not leſt than extortionate; […] Example: […] I have the satisfaction to think you are in good hands; M. Miret will not be extortionate: the first year's rent you already have in your savings; afterwards Miss Lucy must trust God, and herself.
Word: extortioner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From extortion + -er. 1. Someone who extorts; an extortionist. Example: But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be […] an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
Word: extortionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English extortion 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 English extortionist From extortion + -ist. 1. Someone who extorts; an extortioner.
Word: extraposition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English position English extraposition From extra- + position. 1. The movement of an element from its normal place to one at the end, or near the end, of a sentence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The relative clause who impressed the audience is adjacent to its head noun performer in (106a). The same relative clause crosses the root dependency coming into the main verb came in (106b): a crossed dependency. This structure was read more slowly in Levy et al.’s (2012) experiments, plausibly because of the crossed dependency: the extraposition.
Word: Extremaduran Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Extremadura + -an. 1. Of, from or relating to Extremadura, Spain. 2. of the Extremaduran language. Labels: relational
Word: Extremaduran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Extremadura + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of Extremadura, Spain.
Word: Extremaduran Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Extremadura + -an. 1. The language of Extremadura.
Word: epilation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French épilation. Pronunciation: /ɛpɪˈleɪʃən/ 1. The removal of hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation (which is not, however, practised by Chinese women). 2. The removal of hair from the skin via the use of an epilator. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: epistemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *h₁epi From Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge; science”) + English -ic (suffix meaning of or pertaining to forming adjectives from nouns) (compare modern Greek επιστημικός (epistimikós, “relating to science, scientific”)). Ἐπιστήμη (Epistḗmē) is derived from ἐπῐ́στᾰμαι (epĭ́stămai, “to have knowledge of, know”) (from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, prefix meaning ‘all over; on, on top of’) + ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ, “to stand; to weigh”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”))) + -η (-ē, suffix forming action nouns). Pronunciation: /ˌɛpɪˈstiːmɪk/, /-ˈstɛ-/, /ˌɛpəˈstimɪk/ 1. Of or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired. Labels: not-comparable Example: Second, note the role of the respondent's epistemic state. It is a factor in determining the correct replies, but only when the propositum is irrelevant. Example: This chapter describes the contours of the epistemic crisis in media and politics that threatens the integrity of democratic processes, erodes trust in public institutions, and exacerbates social divisions. 2. Of or relating to how cognition or knowledge is expressed in language. Labels: broadly, not-comparable Example: Professor [Richard] Boyd provides a powerful argument for the conclusion that in the sciences metaphor is often theory-constitutive, by means of an important modification of the causal theory of reference in terms of ‘epistemic access’; Metaphors provide epistemic access to the world via the articulation of new ideas at a stage when literal language cannot cope, enabling us with increasing accuracy to accommodate language to the world. 3. Of or relating to epistemology (“the branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge”); epistemologic or epistemological. Labels: not-comparable Example: [Robert] Audi considers whether [Roderick Milton] Chisholm might be able to incorporate into his epistemic system an internalist evidential grounding requirement addressing this question.
Word: equalisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From equal + -isation. 1. Alternative spelling of equalization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: equinoctal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of equinoctial (of or relating to an equinox). Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: When the vernal equinoctal sun passed from one zodiacal constellation to the next, an Age ended and a new one began: Example: It has been argued that this axis is most frequently related to significant solar directions, preferring the equinoctal sunrise (E) and the midwinter solstice (ESE) (Oswald 1997). The South Shields house faces the equinoctal sunrise. 2. Alternative spelling of equinoctial (of or relating to an equator). Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: During his last year at Cambridge, Darwin read Alexander von Humboldt's famous Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctal Regions of South America During the Years 1799-1804, a book which awakened in him "a burning zeal […]". Example: Woe to the European who dared approach the equinoctal line!
Word: equinoctial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English equinoctial, equinoccial, equinoxial, from Old French equinoxial, from Latin (circulus) aequinoctiālis, from aequinoctium + -alis. Pronunciation: /ˌɛk.wɪˈnɒk.ʃəl/, /ˌiː.kwəˈnɑk.ʃəl/, /ˌɛk.wəˈnɑk.ʃəl/ 1. Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox. Labels: not-comparable Example: an equinoctial gale or storm, i.e. one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world Example: In the Assyrian Standard [...] we see the figure of an Archer above that of a galloping Bull, and in another Assyrian Standard, that of Sargon II., we find not only the Archer and the Bull, the two constellations which 4,000 b.c. marked the equinoctial colure, but we may also clearly trace a reference to the two constellations which at the same date marked the solstitial colure, namely, those of the Lion and the Water-man. 2. Of or relating to the celestial equator. Labels: not-comparable 3. Equatorial: of or relating to the equator of the Earth. Labels: not-comparable, uncommon 4. Of flowers: that open and close at particular times of day. Labels: not-comparable
Word: equinoctial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English equinoctial, equinoccial, equinoxial, from Old French equinoxial, from Latin (circulus) aequinoctiālis, from aequinoctium + -alis. Pronunciation: /ˌɛk.wɪˈnɒk.ʃəl/, /ˌiː.kwəˈnɑk.ʃəl/, /ˌɛk.wəˈnɑk.ʃəl/ 1. The great circle midway between the celestial poles; the celestial equator. Example: The scorching beams under the equinoctial, or extremity of cold within the circle Arctic, […] cannot avoid or expel this heat, fury, and rage of mortal men. 2. The terrestrial equator. Labels: rare Example: Nor is this vveather rare about the Æquinoctiall; by Mariners termed the Tornadoes: and tis ſo vncertaine, that novv you ſhall haue a quiet breath and gale, and ſuddenly an vnexpected violent guſt, and ſtorme, ſo fierce, that many times the ſhips vvill feele no helme. Example: O conſider my caſe, moſt blisfull Queen, […] Diſpell thoſe Clouds which hover 'twixt my King and his higheſt Counſell, […] that my great Law-making Court be forced to turn no more to polemicall Committees, […] but that they may come again to the old Parliamentary Rode, To the path of their Predeceſſours, to conſult of means how to ſweep away thoſe Cobwebs that hang in the Courts of Juſtice, and to make the Laws run in their right Channell; to retrench exceſſive fees, and finde remedies for the future, that the poor Client be not ſo peeled by his Lawyer, and made to ſuffer by ſuch monſtrous delays, that one may go from one Tropick to the other, and croſſe the Equinoctiall twenty times, before his ſute be done; […] 3. An equinoctial gale. Example: Heavy with storm the coast-lines grew, / And sharp the equinoctials blew
Word: masa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 柾 (masa) or 政 (masa), an abbreviation of 柾紙 (masagami) or 政紙 (masagami). 1. A strong form of paper, smooth on one side and lightly textured on the other, used for drawing and painting. Labels: uncountable
Word: masa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish masa (“dough”). Doublet of mass. 1. Maize dough made from freshly prepared hominy, used for making tortillas, tamales, etc. Labels: US, uncountable, usually Example: The chef Fermín Núñez of Suerte, in Austin, Texas, considers masa “the canvas of what Mexican cooking is all about.” “Without masa,” he said, “there’s no tortillas, and, without tortillas, there’s no tacos!”
Word: erk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Claimed to be a respelling of the abbreviation airc for aircraftsman; or else from irk. 1. A member of the groundcrew in the RAF. Labels: UK, slang Example: But I wasn’t accepted for flying duty—eyesight failed me. Neither was Frank, which, I’m ashamed to say, I found a relief. We were both channelled as aircrafthands, known to everyone as erks.
Word: erk Part of Speech: intj 1. An expression of trepidation; eek. Labels: colloquial 2. An expression of revulsion or disgust; yuck. Labels: Australia, colloquial Example: ‘Gawd, erk!’ She recoiled and turned away. Example: ‘Erk! What’s that big ugly growth you’ve got?’
Word: erm Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ɜːm/, /ɝm/ 1. Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty. Labels: UK, humorous Example: She was going to, erm... the salon, I think. 2. Used to express embarrassment or subtle disagreement. Labels: UK, humorous Example: Erm, I don't think that was supposed to happen. Example: – Bob would never say something like that! – Erm, he just did.
Word: esparto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish esparto, via Latin spartum from Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable; esparto or halfah grass”), valued for its high tensile strength, used for cords and wicker, and exported by Spanish Greek colonies throughout the Mediterranian. 1. Either of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Either of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: epichoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιχώριος (epikhṓrios) + -ic, from ἐπί (epí) + χώρα (khṓra, “country”). 1. Of or pertaining to a specific location; local (especially with reference to forms of the Ancient Greek alphabet). Example: These characteristic monuments do not, however, seem to survive the epichoric script. Example: However, there are also a number of other epichoric inscriptions which do not appear in either Kalinka's or Neumann's collections.
Word: ephemera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερᾰ (ephḗmeră), neuter plural form of ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros). Pronunciation: /ɪˈfɛməɹə/ 1. plural of ephemeron Labels: form-of, plural Example: the ephemera of springtime 2. plural of ephemeron Example: vintage ephemera Example: Vintage ephemera is similar to modern ephemera in that it consists of paper items that were designed to be short-lived. In past eras, people often saved everything from scraps of wrapping paper, greeting cards, matchbooks, paper coasters and other items that could be reused or that held personal significance. Consequently, it is relatively easy to find pieces of vintage ephemera at antique shops, flea markets, garage sales, online auction sites and Internet shops […] 3. plural of ephemeron 4. plural of ephemeron Labels: broadly Example: video ephemera Example: audio ephemera
Word: ephemera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερᾰ (ephḗmeră), neuter plural form of ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros). Pronunciation: /ɪˈfɛməɹə/ 1. A mayfly (genus Ephemera). Example: These names, and many more, are, in various parts of the country, applied to an ephemera, which appears in most, if not all of the Trout waters of these kingdoms, throughout the whole season, although in greater numbers during spring and autumn, than at other times. Example: Ephemeras are abundant and they are preying upon surface life.
Word: endoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- + -scope. 1. An instrument used to examine a bodily orifice or canal, or a hollow organ.
Word: endoscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English endoscopy From endo- + -scopy. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈdɔ.skə.pi/ 1. The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope. Example: But less complex scopes also pose contamination risks – and they’re used on far more people: Each year in the United States, doctors perform more than 15 million colonoscopies and 7 million endoscopies of the upper GI tract. Example: One insurance company, UnitedHealthcare, has announced that starting in June, members with commercial plans seeking gastroenterology endoscopy services – including colonoscopies – will be required to have “prior authorizations” for those services.
Word: colonoscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English colono- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English colonoscopy From colono- + -scopy. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒ.ləˈnɒ.skə.pi/, /kɑ.ləˈnɑ.skə.pi/ 1. The examination of the colon using a colonoscope. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Colonoscopy can be expected to identify lesions missed on barium enema, such as small polyps and angiodysplasia. […] Often the preparation of the colon is not ideal, and this can add to the difficulty of performing colonoscopy and interpreting the findings. Tedesco and colleagues reported the results of colonoscopy in 258 patients with rectal bleeding. Example: Although colonoscopy procedures for routine screenings are not included in that new requirement, surveillance and diagnostic procedures to detect cancer are. UnitedHealthCare said in a fact sheet that this change is due to colonoscopies being overutilized.
Word: coloscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon)bor. Latin colon New Latinder. English colo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English coloscopy From colo- + -scopy. Pronunciation: /kəˈlɒskəpi/ 1. colonoscopy
Word: socio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of sociology. 1. At an institute of education, a class where sociology is taught. Labels: informal, uncountable 2. The discipline of sociology. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Just as I stood apart from the sort of Jewish women who majored in psych and socio at the local university and announced their engagements just before graduation.
Word: tiro Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tyro. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Schools, unleſs diſcipline vvhere doubly ſtrong, / Detain their adoleſcent charge too long. / The management of Tiro's of eighteen / Is difficult, their puniſhment obſcene. Example: [T]he three chief periods or stages are so unmistakably indicated by the mere text itself, and so easily recognisable by the veriest tiro in the school of Shakespeare, […]
Word: bioscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English bioscope From bio- + -scope. Modern use in South Africa is under the influence of Afrikaans bioskoop. 1. An early form of movie projector. 2. A cinema or movie theatre. Labels: Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, South-Africa, dated Example: Like their Western brothers, groups of native youths [in Burma] from out-lying places set out cheerfully on Saturday nights to visit the nearest "Bioscope", as they call the cinema[.]
Word: bronchoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English bronchoscope From broncho- + -scope. 1. A form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes.
Word: chronoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English chronoscope From chrono- + -scope. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɒnəˌskəʊp/, /ˈkɹɑnəˌskoʊp/ 1. A highly accurate timekeeping device, an extremely precise chronometer. 2. A device able to directly view other times, past or future.
Word: colonoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English colono- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English colonoscope From colono- + -scope. 1. a flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon and obtain tissue samples
Word: coloscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon)bor. Latin colon New Latinder. English colo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English coloscope From colo- + -scope. 1. a colonoscope
Word: colposcope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos)der. English colpo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English colposcope From colpo- (“womb, vagina”) + -scope. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒlpəskəʊp/ 1. Any of several forms of speculum or endoscope used to examine the tissues of the vagina and cervix.
Word: cryoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English cryoscope From cryo- + -scope. 1. A device used to measure the freezing point of a liquid (or the melting point of a solid). Labels: physical Example: Since this work was undertaken, Raoult has kindly informed me that he has repeated his work with cane-sugar, using an improved cryoscope, constructed so as to prevent direct radiation from the freezing-mixture to the bulb of the thermometer. Example: It has been considered preferable to adhere to the apparent freezing point as determined by a standard cryoscope, rather than to confuse matters by attempting to apply corrections, which may or may not be themselves correct.
Word: cystoscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cysto- + scope. 1. A form of endoscope used to examine the ureter and the bladder.
Word: colposcopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos)der. English colpo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English colposcopy From colpo- (“womb, vagina”) + -scopy. Pronunciation: /kʌlˈpɔ.skə.pi/ 1. The examination of the tissues of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope.
Word: soldado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish soldado. 1. A soldier, in Spanish-speaking contexts.
Word: cryoscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cryo- + -scopy. 1. The measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The estimation of the molecular weight of a compound by measuring its effect on the freezing point of a solvent. Labels: physical, uncountable, usually
Word: freezing point Part of Speech: noun 1. The temperature at which a liquid freezes, and the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium; normally the same as the melting point. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: whoops-a-daisy Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Mispronunciation of upsadaisy. 1. Used to acknowledge a mistake. Labels: informal
Word: nudge nudge wink wink Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Suggests that the speaker is nudging, and winking at, the person to whom the term is directed. Popularized by the Monty Python sketch "Candid Photography" (better known as Nudge Nudge). Pronunciation: /ˈnʌdʒ nʌdʒ ˌwɪŋk wɪŋk/ 1. A phrase used to hint that the speaker is euphemistically referring to something else. Labels: also, attributive, humorous, idiomatic Example: The Opposition is so insensitive to the South Island that it gets a North Island member to move a private member's Bill about a South Island issue. […] The Bill represents a broken half-promise—"nudge, nudge, wink, wink"—by the Leader of the Opposition in Timaru only a short time ago. […] So down [to the South Island] he goes—"nudge, nudge, wink, wink". They let him out of the closet for a while to go down to talk to some South Islanders and he told them they would get 25 percent and 10 percent. Now there is a Bill from a North Island Opposition member, the member for New Plymouth—a Bill that backs off from that promise in the space of a couple of weeks. Example: Toby Miller, a professor at New York University, commented on [actress Drew] Barrymore's attitude: "She seems to be saying, 'I see no reason to hide my sexuality, my body—I want to celebrate it' … And all the women I know, even those who thought such a spectacle was tragic in the Seventies, love it. It's a nudge-nudge, wink-wink parody."
Word: residencia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish residencia. Doublet of residence. 1. In the Spanish Empire, a court, trial, or hearing held by a newly elected official, such as the governor of a province, to examine the conduct of a predecessor. Labels: historical Example: It was ordered that his residencia be taken in secret by the new viceroy, and a public investigation proclaimed and concluded within forty days. The marquis refused to hold a secret residencia, alleging that it was necessary for Revilla Gigedo to depart for Spain previous to taking any steps in the matter.
Word: eco Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By clipping. Pronunciation: /ˈiː.kəʊ/, /ˈi.koʊ/, /ˈiː.koː/, /ˈɛkoʊ/ 1. Clipping of ecological: environmentally friendly or sensitive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: Except that the smart eco (and fiscal) thing to do is to wait until your current appliance has reached its break-even point […] Example: Check the eco credentials of your paint – not all are what they say on the tin. 2. Clipping of economy (“affording economical use, e.g. of an appliance”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: This vacuum cleaner has an eco setting which preserves battery life.
Word: eco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, who propose to use the currency. Pronunciation: /ˈiː.kəʊ/, /ˈi.koʊ/, /ˈiː.koː/, /ˈɛkoʊ/ 1. A proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone plans to introduce in the framework of the Economic Community of West African States.
Word: figura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin figūra. Coined by Louis Hjelmslev. Pronunciation: /fɪˈɡjʊɹə/ 1. Any of the non-signifying constituents of signifiers. Example: Letters of the alphabet are the figurae that make up a written word.
Word: geode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French géode, from Latin geōdēs, from Ancient Greek γεώδης (geṓdēs, “earthlike”), equivalent to γῆ (gê, “earth”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs). Pronunciation: /ˈdʒiː.əʊd/, /ˈd͡ʒiː.oʊd/ 1. A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.
Word: Old High German Part of Speech: name 1. The early recorded form of the High German language, spoken from the 8th century to the 11th century. Example: Old Alemannic is a dialect of Old High German, which is traditionally divided into two main dialect groups: Old Upper German (Altoberdeutsch) and Old Franconian (Altfränkisch). Old Upper German comprises Old Alemannic (Altalemannisch) and Old Bavarian (Altbairisch) while Old Franconian consists of Old Mid Franconian (Altmittelfränkisch), Old Rhine Franconian (Altrheinfränkisch), Old South-Rhine Franconian (Altsüdrheinfränkisch), and Old East Franconian (Altostfränkisch).
Word: Old High German Part of Speech: adj 1. Concerning the Old High German language. Labels: not-comparable Example: … one particular Old High German text. This text is the Ludwigslied, which is 59 lines long and was written in a special Old Franconian dialect in 881 or 882 after the battle of Saucourt; …
Word: mezzanine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *médʰyos The noun is borrowed from French mezzanine, and from its etymon Italian mezzanino, from mezzano (“(adjective) middle; (noun) go-between”) + -ino (diminutive suffix). Mezzano is derived from Latin mediānus (“central, middle”, adjective), from medius (“mid, middle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The adjective and verb are derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛzəniːn/, /ˈmɛtsəniːn/, /ˈmɛzəˌnin/, /ˌmɛzəˈnin/ 1. An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol. Example: On our way to the top floor, we stopped at the mezzanine. Example: [W]ater closet on mezzanine provided with opaque singlepane oblong window, tipup seat, bracket lamp, brass tierod brace, armrests, footstool and artistic oleograph on inner face of door: […] 2. An apartment, room, etc., on such an intermediate floor. Labels: broadly 3. The lowest balcony in an auditorium, cinema, theatre, etc.; the dress circle. Labels: Canada, US 4. Additional flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height or level. Labels: obsolete 5. In full mezzanine window: a small window at the height of a mezzanine floor (sense 1.1) or an attic, used to light these floors. Labels: obsolete 6. A floor under the stage, from which contrivances such as traps are worked. Labels: obsolete
Word: mezzanine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *médʰyos The noun is borrowed from French mezzanine, and from its etymon Italian mezzanino, from mezzano (“(adjective) middle; (noun) go-between”) + -ino (diminutive suffix). Mezzano is derived from Latin mediānus (“central, middle”, adjective), from medius (“mid, middle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The adjective and verb are derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛzəniːn/, /ˈmɛtsəniːn/, /ˈmɛzəˌnin/, /ˌmɛzəˈnin/ 1. Characteristic of or relating to high-interest loans which have no collateral, and are regarded as intermediate in nature, ranking above equity but below secured loans. Labels: not-comparable Example: This new vehicle funded the purchases of these tranches by issuing fixed-income interests to investors who were seeking high returns and who were willing to believe that by repackaging mezzanine tranches in MBS structures, some tranches could be designated as safe enough to obtain a AAA or AA rating. 2. Fulfilling an intermediate or secondary function. Labels: not-comparable Example: To make interconnections easier, we added a mezzanine PCB.
Word: mezzanine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *médʰyos The noun is borrowed from French mezzanine, and from its etymon Italian mezzanino, from mezzano (“(adjective) middle; (noun) go-between”) + -ino (diminutive suffix). Mezzano is derived from Latin mediānus (“central, middle”, adjective), from medius (“mid, middle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The adjective and verb are derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛzəniːn/, /ˈmɛtsəniːn/, /ˈmɛzəˌnin/, /ˌmɛzəˈnin/ 1. To fit (a building or other place) with a mezzanine floor. Labels: transitive
Word: ichibu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese いちぶ (ichibu). 1. An old gold or silver coin of Japan, rectangular in shape. It corresponded to the ichibugin or ichibuban, and was used during the Edo period prior to the introduction of the yen in 1871. Labels: historical Example: Setting aside what was done yesterday, we began by proposing an equal exchange of gold for gold, and silver for silver, and after no small delay made them produce two ichibu, whose weight we compared with our dollars; […]
Word: Sydwell Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Sidwell. Labels: rare
Word: probable cause Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Elliptical for “probable cause to suspect a crime has been committed”, where probable carries the sense “worthy of acceptance or belief”. Attested in legal contexts since the 17th century. 1. Reasonable grounds for making an arrest or conducting a personal or property search. Labels: US, uncountable 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see probable, cause. Labels: countable Example: the probable cause of the accident
Word: Lucas Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more. Pronunciation: /ˈluːkəs/ 1. A male given name from Latin. Example: There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers. Example: Technically speaking, it’s Lucas Till, the actor playing Tripp, who is far too old to be riding a school bus, not his character in Monster Trucks, who is written as a 16-year-old, maybe 17 tops. But Till does not look 16, nor 17, nor even 18. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Word: Lucas Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more. Pronunciation: /ˈluːkəs/ 1. Synonym of George Lucas. Labels: slang, transitive
Word: interminable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English interminable, from Middle French interminable and its etymon Late Latin interminābilis. By surface analysis, in- + terminable. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl/ 1. Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending. Example: After supper Sir Pitt Crawley began to smoke his pipe; and when it became quite dark, he lighted the rushlight in the tin candlestick, and producing from an interminable pocket a huge mass of papers, began reading them, and putting them in order. Example: The sea-reach of the Thames stretched before us like the beginning of an interminable waterway.
Word: interminable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English interminable, from Middle French interminable and its etymon Late Latin interminābilis. By surface analysis, in- + terminable. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl/ 1. A repeating decimal. Labels: dated
Word: calva Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin calva (“the scalp”). Pronunciation: /ˈkælvə/, /ˈkɑlvə/ 1. The calvaria; the dome or roof of the skull. Example: The excavation turned up one small femur, one broken calva, and one jawbone.
Word: calva Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A shortened form of calvados. Pronunciation: /ˈkælvə/, /ˈkɑlvə/ 1. Calvados, an apple brandy made in France, or a glass of this brandy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "I believe you are already acquainted with Captain Le Guern. Please join us for a glass of calva."
Word: elements Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛl.ɪ.mənts/, /ˈɛl.ə.mənts/ 1. plural of element Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elements Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛl.ɪ.mənts/, /ˈɛl.ə.mənts/ 1. The weather, such as wind or rain; environmental conditions considered as a source of danger, wear, etc. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: This artifact was found deep in a cave where it was protected from the elements. Example: Shelter from the elements is a basic survival need for humans. 2. The basic tenets of an area of knowledge, basics, fundamentals. Labels: plural, plural-only 3. The bread and wine of the Eucharist. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: hommus Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hummus. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Windhoek Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans/Dutch Windhoek, from wind (“wind”) + hoek (“corner, angle”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɪndhʊk/, /ˈvɪndhʊk/ 1. A city, the capital city of Namibia.
Word: oncologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oncology + -ist or onco- + -logist. Pronunciation: /ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/, /ɒnˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/ 1. A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology. Example: There's been a lot of screening, and people still die," says Ian Thompson, a urologic oncologist at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. Example: When considered in combination with the use of antiangiogenic therapy, this diagnostic tool is easy to apply and has broad utility among medical oncologists to avoid the risk of hemosputum in the great vessels [ 5 ].
Word: eobiont Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eo- + -biont. Pronunciation: /ˌiːəʊˈbaɪɒnt/, /ˌiːoʊˈbaɪɑnt/ 1. A hypothetical primordial life-form or chemical precursor to a living organism. Example: Only when “eobionts”—primordial organisms equipped with a primitive metabolism—began to multiply efficiently was this material used up. 2. An artificially created creature; a Frankenstein's monster. Example: In the Dutch novelist Harry Mulisch’s The Procedure, the protagonist Victor Werker is the creator of artificial life in the form of the Eobiont (Mulisch 2001).
Word: enthral Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of enthrall. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: entheogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English entheogen Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English entheogenic From entheogen + -ic. 1. Of, relating to, or as a result of an entheogen Example: During the past twenty-five years, entheogenic mushrooms have been available in food preparations prepared by native peoples of third world countries.
Word: entheogenic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English entheogen Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English entheogenic From entheogen + -ic. 1. Synonym of entheogen. Example: The use of entheogenics declined in areas where Judaism, Christianity, and Islam were popular due to these groups' disapproval of the practice. Example: Sensitive states of awareness, evident in various forms of spiritual/religious practice, for example Shamanism's use of entheogenics and Tantra's practices of sexual transcendence have for Morton become paradoxically refined in contemporary capitalism.
Word: entheogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔνθεος (éntheos) French -gènebor. English -gen English entheogen From Ancient Greek ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god”) + English -gen. 1. A psychoactive substance used for the purpose of inducing a mystical or spiritual experience. Example: Erowid has contributed greatly to the cause of proving the importance of the entheogens role in guiding society, by forming a vast library of subjects related to entheogenics and the psychedelic experience in general.
Word: chuddies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Indian English chaddi. 1. underpants Labels: UK, plural, plural-only
Word: wheel-barrow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wheelbarrow. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: conceder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English concede Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English conceder From concede + -er. 1. One who concedes.
Word: resolver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English resolve Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English resolver From resolve + -er. 1. One who or that which resolves. Example: Courts are resolvers of disputes. Example: On the Internet, a DNS resolver maps domain names to IP addresses. 2. A device whose electrical output is proportional to the angular position of an object such as a rotor.
Word: oblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a Slavic language, probably Russian о́бласть (óblastʹ, “region, province”), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic область (oblastĭ), from Proto-Slavic *obolstь, from earlier *obvolstь, *obvoldtь, a compound of *o(b)- (“over”) + *volstь (“rule, power, authority”), thus originally probably meaning "a region ruled over". Compare Proto-Slavic *obvoldati (“to rule”). Pronunciation: /ˈɒblæst/, /ˈɒblɑːst/ 1. A region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries. Example: The territorial subdivision below the level of the union republic — or at least below the level of the larger union republics — is that of the oblast, the krai, or the autonomous republic. In 1977 there were 120 oblasts, 6 krais, and 20 autonomous republics, and they corresponded roughly to the American state in size. Example: It is important to note, however, that the general pattern of Nizhnii Novgorod oblast at the top and Tiumen' and Yaroslavl' oblasts in the middle, with Saratov at the bottom, occurred too often across all indicators to assume that even those differences in means that were not significant at a .05 confidence level or better occurred merely by chance.
Word: go yard Part of Speech: verb 1. To hit a home run. Labels: slang Example: Question 162: To follow-up on the aforementioned Phillies slugger, in 1980 he set a career high and established a Major League record for home runs by a third baseman when he went yard 48 times.
Word: fall classic Part of Speech: noun 1. The World Series. Example: The White Sox swept the 2005 fall classic.
Word: World Series Part of Speech: name 1. The best-of-seven game series played annually in late October-early November to determine the year's championship of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, played between two teams, one each in the National League and the American League. Labels: US
Word: 'roids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of 'roid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: MLB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Major League Baseball. Labels: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: There was no repeat rainbow rebellion during last Saturday’s Pride Night at Tropicana Field after MLB introduced a policy this season forbidding teams from changing their uniforms to mark local themed events.
Word: National League Part of Speech: name 1. The older of the two professional baseball leagues within Major League Baseball.
Word: American League Part of Speech: name 1. The younger of the two professional baseball leagues within Major League Baseball.
Word: League Championship Series Part of Speech: name 1. The best-of-seven series of games to determine the winner of each of the National League and the American League.
Word: pallidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin pallidus English pallid Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English pallidity From pallid + -ity. 1. The state of being pallid or pale. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: earned run Part of Speech: noun 1. A run that was recorded without the benefit of an error.
Word: earned runs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of earned run Labels: form-of, plural