nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: camouflagers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of camouflager Labels: form-of, plural
Word: campgrounds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of campground Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dudines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dudine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: industrialists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of industrialist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gratins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gratin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ankerites Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ankerite Labels: form-of, plural
Word: anorthoclases Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of anorthoclase Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cancelers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canceler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thruways Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of thruway Labels: form-of, plural
Word: paulownias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of paulownia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: adnouns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adnoun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: canoeists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canoeist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: canvasbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of canvasback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: captivations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of captivation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: payslips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of payslip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preforms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preform Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preforms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of preform Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ammocoetes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ammocoete Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deflagrations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deflagration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deflectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deflector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deflowerings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deflowering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rassemblements Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rassemblement Labels: form-of, plural
Word: captivators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of captivator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: methanals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of methanal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subjugators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subjugator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pinnaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pinnace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preprocessors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of preprocessor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sociolinguists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sociolinguist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: February fill-dike Part of Speech: name 1. A rural appellation for the month of February, when rain or melting snow fills dykes with water. Example: January white, February fill-dike. Example: Doris, in her terror, had forgotten that February fill-dike is upon us
Word: faerie godmother Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fairy godmother. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Ruthlyn Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ruth + Lyn. 1. A modern female given name. Labels: US
Word: grapeseed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grape + seed. Not to be confused with rapeseed. 1. The seed of the grape. Example: The Corpus Luteum: […] scarcely a month after conception, one of them might have contained a grapeseed, although its perforation was too small to admit a hempseed.
Word: grapeseed oil Part of Speech: noun 1. A light, relatively bland vegetable oil, extracted from the seeds of the grape; used for salad dressings etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Grapeseed Oil: This organically grown oil from France is ideal as a massage oil.
Word: rowhouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From row + house. 1. One of a row of houses situated side by side and sharing a common wall. Labels: US, especially
Word: exudate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exude + -ate (noun-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈɛksjʊdət/, /ˈɛɡzjʊdət/ 1. A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant. Example: The whitish lines of exudate seem at times to penetrate even between the straight tubes . . . Example: When this is done, one should leave the poppy for some time, then return to it and gather any further exudate.
Word: exudate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from exudation, on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈɛksjʊdeɪt/, /ˈɛɡzjʊdeɪt/ 1. To exude. Labels: obsolete Example: There is, hereto, no derivation of the seminal parts, nor any passage from hence, unto the vessels of ejaculation: some perforations only in the part itself, through which the humour included doth exudate
Word: leopard shark Part of Speech: noun 1. A hound shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive markings; it is found in the coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Example: There was the swirl of a sharp brown-spotted tail as the huge Leopard shark backed out to swallow and attack again.
Word: hound shark Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several small sharks, of the family Triakidae, found throughout the world.
Word: ground shark Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the order Carcharhiniformes, the largest order of sharks with over 270 species. 2. A Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ground, shark. Example: The shark was ground in a small Hobard silent cutter for four minutes. The communuted meat was divided into three batches of 2100 g each and designated A, B, and C. Flavoring compounds and colors from several manufacturers were added to the ground shark.
Word: daddy-o Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From daddy + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈdædɪəʊ/ 1. Term of address for a man. Labels: dated, informal Example: Hey daddy-o, make that type O huh? That a boy. Example: He walks in the classroom cool and slow, / Who calls the English teacher Daddy-O?
Word: parsing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɑː.zɪŋ/, /ˈpɑɹ.sɪŋ/ 1. The act or process in which an agent (person or computer) parses something (a text, a program). Labels: uncountable Example: Parsing an Old English text can be difficult. 2. An instance of that act or process; a parse. Labels: countable Example: A parsing of a sentence about a horse can yield several possible results. 3. Any result of such an instance; a parse; an acceptation. Labels: countable Example: Upon review, for the word horse, the parsing "animal" was rejected in favor of the parsing "piece of gymnastic equipment".
Word: parsing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɑː.zɪŋ/, /ˈpɑɹ.sɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of parse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sillon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French sillon (“furrow”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlən/ 1. A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it. Labels: historical Example: Sillon, is a work raised it up in ropes very hard for an in the middle of a foss
Word: watsonia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after W. Watson (died 1787), English botanist. Pronunciation: /wɒtˈsəʊ.ni.ə/, /wɑtˈsoʊ.ni.ə/ 1. Any of several species of flowering plants in genus Watsonia within the family Iridaceae, the bugle lily.
Word: proxy servers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proxy server Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Stonehenge Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Stonhenge, from ston (“stone”) + henge (“hinge”) or hengen ("hanging", but only attested as "imprisonment"). More at Stonehenge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia The failure of /ɛnd͡ʒ/ to regularly raise to /ɪnd͡ʒ/, as in hinge, singe < Middle English henge, sengen, is probably due to the influence of the local dialect; compare the forms /ɛnd͡ʒ/, /sɛnd͡ʒ/ "hinge, singe" attested for the early 20th-century dialect of Pewsey, Wiltshire, approximately 18.5 kilometres (11.5 miles) from Stonehenge. Pronunciation: /stəʊ̯nˈhɛnd͡ʒ/, /stoʊ̯nˈhɛnd͡ʒ/ 1. An ancient group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Amesbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1242). Example: The collection of rocks is a national landmark that looks something like a Stonehenge on the prairie. Example: Within weeks of winning the General Election in July 2024, the government halted a planned tunnel for the A303 past Stonehenge in Wiltshire. It stated that the £2 billion scheme was "poor value for money". […] The West of England line carries a tiny fraction of the volumes on the parallel road [A303], and Stonehenge is a nationally notorious bottleneck. 2. A number of localities elsewhere: 3. A number of localities elsewhere: 4. A number of localities elsewhere: 5. A number of localities elsewhere: 6. A number of localities elsewhere: 7. A number of localities elsewhere:
Word: standing stone Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of menhir.
Word: villae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of villa Labels: form-of, plural
Word: grumbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grumble + -er. 1. A person who persistently grumbles; a complainer. Example: But the grumbler must be heard through the newspapers, and a great deal of unpleasantness comes to newspapers from the grumbler; and the newspapers, and not the grumbler, nearly always have to take the brunt of the trouble.
Word: sunburst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sun + burst. 1. A figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point. Labels: countable 2. A strong outburst of sunlight. Labels: countable 3. A style of finish for musical instruments such as guitars, having an area of lighter color (often showing the wood grain underneath) that darkens gradually towards a dark outer rim. Labels: uncountable Example: The L-30 was finished all over in black, the L-37 in sunburst. 4. A flowering plant of the genus Pseudobahia, native to California. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sunbursts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sunburst Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sub-system Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English system English sub-system From sub- + system. 1. A group of related components that are part of a larger system.
Word: subsystems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of subsystem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enantiomers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enantiomer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enantiomorphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of enantiomorph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: diastereoisomers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diastereoisomer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sun-dried Part of Speech: adj 1. Having been dried by the sun. Labels: not-comparable Example: sun-dried raisins Example: sun-dried tomatoes
Word: sun-dried Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sun-dry Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: subtropics Part of Speech: noun 1. The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: rain men Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rain man Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sunbath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sun + bath. 1. A period spent tanning (sunbathing) in the sun.
Word: sunbathing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of lying outdoors exposed to the sun, usually wearing little or no clothing, especially in order to get a tan. Labels: uncountable
Word: sunbathing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sunbathe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: street-smart Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Back-formation from street smarts. 1. Having practical rather than theoretical knowledge, like that learned on the streets rather than in the classroom. Example: im street smarter than him yo Example: For Liverpool, it capped six days of desperate disappointment after missing out on the Premier League to Manchester City by a single point then losing to this experienced, street-smart Real team.
Word: structurally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English structural Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English structurally From structural + -ly. 1. In terms of structure. Labels: not-comparable Example: After the hurricane, the building was structurally sound but aesthetically displeasing. Example: Being structurally deficient does not necessarily mean that the bridge is unsafe, but it does mean it’s in need of repair.
Word: boy racers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boy racer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stakeout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from stake out. 1. The act of watching a location or people, generally covertly. Example: The police had a stakeout in place where they expected the crime to occur.
Word: stakeouts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stakeout Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stationer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin statiōnārius. By surface analysis, station + -er. Used of a bookseller who had a fixed station, especially at universities. Doublet of stationary. 1. A person or business that sells stationery.
Word: stationers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stationer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: statesmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English statesman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English statesmanship From statesman + -ship. 1. The skill of being a good statesman, the ability to perform well in political office. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: statelessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stateless 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 statelessness From stateless + -ness. 1. The property of being stateless. Labels: uncountable Example: There are populations all over the world at risk of statelessness. For example, some Kurds from Iraq, Iran, Syria and Lebanon might be stateless and children of Syrian refugees at risk of statelessness, because several destination countries do not grant birthright citizenship.
Word: spongecake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sponge cake. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: spongecakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spongecake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scepticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Equivalent to sceptic + -ism. 1. Alternative spelling of skepticism. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: When, across the hundredfold poor scepticisms, trivialisms and constitutional cobwebberies of Dryasdust, you catch any glimpse of a William the Conqueror, a Tancred of Hauteville or suchlike, — do you not discern veritably some rude outline of a true God-made King […]? Example: As per the old Jewish joke “ask two Jews, get three opinions”, there’s room on this seven-strong bill (plus [Hannah] Gadsby) for at least that many different perspectives on gender – including some impish scepticism from Canadian comic DeAnne Smith, who complains about “getting they/them’d against my will since 2005”.
Word: Army Part of Speech: name 1. A sports team representing the US Military Academy at West Point. Example: Army has several returning starters this year. 2. Hexagram 7 of the I Ching (䷆)
Word: mildness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mildenesse, from Old English mildnes, mildness, equivalent to mild + -ness. Cognate with Old High German miltnissa (“compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity”). 1. The quality of being mild; gentleness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A ſnowy Feather ſpangled white he beares, To ſignifie the mildneſſe of his minde, That ſatiate with ſpoile refuſeth blood:
Word: barbarity Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪti/ 1. The state of being barbarous; brutality Labels: uncountable 2. A barbaric act Labels: countable Example: As regards barbarities committed by the Japanese army since our war of resistance, the fall of Nanking in December 1937 is a case in point. Over 200,000 civilians were massacred within one week. 3. crudity Labels: uncountable 4. A crude act Labels: countable
Word: crudity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French crudité, from Latin crūditās. By surface analysis, crude + -ity. Doublet of crudité. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹuːdɪti/ 1. The state of being crude. Labels: uncountable 2. A crude act or characteristic. Labels: countable Example: What Art really reveals to us is Nature's lack of design, her curious crudities, her extraordinary monotony, her absolutely unfinished condition. Example: Veteran GOP ad maker Jim Innocenzi had no qualms about the coded crudity, calling it “hilarious.” 3. Indigestion; undigested food in the stomach; badly-concocted humours. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: For there is no meat whatſoeuer, though otherwiſe wholeſome and good, but if it be vnſeaſonably taken, or immoderatly vſed, more then the ſtomack can well beare, will ingender crudity, and doe much harme.
Word: postern Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The noun is derived from Middle English postern, posterne (“side door or gate; small entranceway; hidden or secret door or passage”), from Late Latin posterna, and from its likely etymon Anglo-Norman posterne and Old French posterne (“hidden exit from a fortified building; back door; small door”) (modern French poterne), a variant of posterle (“back door or passage”) (although this is attested later), possibly also influenced by Latin externus (“external, outward”) and internus (“internal, inward”). Posterle is from Late Latin posterla, posterula (“(small) back door, gate, or way”), from Latin posterus (“coming after, later, next”) (from post (“after; behind”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pós (“afterwards; at, by”)) + -ula (suffix denoting an instrument). The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒst(ə)n/, /ˈpəʊst(ə)n/, /ˈpoʊstəɹn/, /ˈpɑstəɹn/ 1. Situated at the rear; posterior. Labels: obsolete Example: [H]e [Arius] fell head-long, and burſting aſunder in the midſt, immediately expired. Socrates and others ſay, that the Bovvels, and all the Inteſtina, vvith a vaſt Flux of blood iſſued out at the Poſtern paſſage. 2. Lower in quality or status; inferior, lesser. Labels: obsolete Example: [T]heir Aſſembly (as Philoſophers think the VVorld) conſiſts of Atoms; petty ſmall Levites, vvhoſe Parts are not perceptible. And yet theſe inferiour poſtern Teachers have intoxicated England, (for a man ſometimes grovv's drunk by a Gliſter.) 3. Clandestine, hidden, secret; also, dishonourable, underhand. Labels: obsolete Example: Sooner the in-ſide of thy hand ſhall grovv / Hiſped [hispid], and hairie, ere thy Palm ſhall knovv / A Poſtern-bribe tooke, or a Forked-Fee / To fetter Juſtice, vvhen She might be free.
Word: chummy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chum + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃʌ.mɪ/ 1. Friendly Labels: informal Example: Yeah, I was just being nice! I was being nice and chummy! 2. Friendly: Labels: informal 3. Friendly: Labels: informal 4. On intimate terms Labels: informal Example: Lachey and Olson have become rather chummy the last couple of years—they slide each other free tickets, they visit each other at practice sessions and games, their wives hang out—and, well, Olson has been filling Lachey’s head with a lot of baseball talk. Example: From what Brandon tells me, Andrea is getting pretty chummy with her dorm advisor! 5. On intimate terms: Labels: informal 6. On intimate terms: Labels: informal
Word: chummy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chum + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃʌ.mɪ/ 1. Synonym of chum (“friend, pal”). Example: Meanwhile the Tommies had discovered several large tins of ham in the captured lorry. 'That,' said the big Nazi, 'is for our tea.' 'No,' said a Tommy sergeant-major. 'That's for our tea. For you, chummy, we've kept a nice bit of bull.' Example: Sonny's knotted, distrustful face relaxed all at once. "You're goddamned right about that, chummy!" he exclaimed. 2. A boy who works for a chimney sweep. Labels: obsolete 3. Nickname for a person, especially a suspect or criminal. Labels: slang Example: What happens when the Old Bill turns up and want to look at 'chummies^([sic]) dental records, guv, 'cos 'e's bitten a bloke's ear off in the pub'? 4. A felt hat with a low crown. Labels: dated Example: When Nipper was bowling he came in to the silliest of silly points, put his chummy hat well over his eyes, spat on his hands and generally annoyed the batsman so much that he lost his temper, […] Example: Joy Banham recalled that in 1942, some three years into the war, when the privilege of wearing the tricorn hat was extended to petty officers: 'While I was at St David's the new tricorn hats for Petty Officers came on stream. As new girls were drafted to us they came wearing the new hats. Whereas we still had the old canvas “chummies” and we were quite envious. 5. A person or thing with a name that one cannot immediately recall. Labels: English, Newfoundland
Word: headfirst Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From head + first. 1. With the head in front; headlong. Labels: not-comparable 2. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; hastily. Labels: not-comparable Example: Sheffield was not going to stop being Sheffield just because he had dived headfirst into the lusts of the flesh. Example: Over the past two years, Silicon Valley’s leaders and investors — many of whom had once forsworn involvement in weapons and war — have plunged headfirst into the military industrial complex.
Word: headfirst Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From head + first. 1. With the head in front; headlong. Labels: not-comparable
Word: abacot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a series of mistranscriptions and misprints, from "a bycoket" to "a bicoket" to "abocoket" to "abocoke" to, at last, "abacot". 1. Alternative spelling of bycoket. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic Example: On his head du Chatelet wore an abacot, or cap of state, looped at one side with a jewelled button. Example: It was found to be a mistake for by-cocket, which is the correct word. In spite of this exposure of the impostor, the word was allowed to stand, with a woodcut of an abacot, in an important dictionary published subsequently, although Dr. Murray's remarks were quoted. This shows how difficult it is to kill a word ...
Word: laserjet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From LaserJet, a trademark of Hewlett-Packard, from laser + jet; compare inkjet. 1. A laser printer. Example: The application, form and all, can be printed on hundreds of printers including inkjet and laserjets. Example: Printers, such as inkjets and laserjets, typically print at resolutions ranging from 300 to 720 dots per inch (dpi).
Word: dot matrix Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɒt ˌmeɪtɹɪks/, /ˈdɑt ˌmætɹɪks/ 1. A two-dimensional array or pattern of dots used (for example, by a display device or a printer) to represent alphanumeric characters and pictures. Labels: also, attributive Example: On most terminals, hardware-generated characters are displayed as dot matrixes inside rectangular envelopes[…]. The exact manner in which this is done depends on the kind of terminal. Example: Press the SHIFT and the asterisk (*) keys. An 8 by 16 dot matrix is displayed in the upper left corner of the display. 2. Clipping of dot matrix printer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: Jed S., the MIT student who took my poetry class at Wellesley and presented his poems on long scrolls of computer paper, the all-capitals dot matrix lines nearly unreadable. Example: The earliest reports were typewritten or stippled by a dot-matrix; then smudged, the result of being whipped too quickly from the mouth of an inkjet.
Word: linearly independent Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a set of vectors or ring elements, whose nontrivial linear combinations are nonzero. Labels: not-comparable
Word: linear independence Part of Speech: noun 1. the state of being linearly independent Labels: uncountable Example: The linear independence of a set of vectors can be determined by calculating the Gram determinant of those vectors; if their Gram determinant is zero, then they are linearly dependent, and if their Gram determinant is non-zero, then they are linearly independent. Incidentally, the same Gram determinant can be used to calculate the hyper-volume of a hyper-parallelepiped (whose edges which "radiate" from an "origin" vertex are described by the vectors).
Word: linearly dependent Part of Speech: adj 1. Having a nontrivial linear combination which is zero. Labels: not-comparable
Word: natural language Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From natural + language. 1. Any human communication signal system that has evolved organically in a community into a language system and has become culturally generalized. Labels: countable, retronym, uncountable Example: Although some computer programs are now widely regarded as having passed the Turing test, it is clear to discerning humans that they still do not use natural language in the same way that sane humans do, as they often spew nonsense, albeit well-formed linguistically, and they cannot engage in some important kinds of original thought.
Word: linear dependence Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being linearly dependent Labels: uncountable 2. A linear relation between some appropriate things Labels: countable
Word: Makedonia Part of Speech: name 1. Rare spelling of Macedonia. Labels: alt-of, rare
Word: Drummond Part of Speech: name 1. A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. Example: One aim of the move [from Nine Elms] had been to speed up the overhaul of the company's locomotive stock and to reduce costs with more efficient workshop facilities, in what Dugald Drummond claimed to be "the most complete and up-to-date works owned by any railway company". 2. Numerous places: 3. Numerous places: 4. Numerous places: 5. Numerous places: 6. Numerous places: 7. Numerous places: 8. Numerous places: 9. Numerous places: 10. Numerous places: 11. Numerous places: 12. Numerous places: 13. Numerous places: 14. Numerous places:
Word: 9 to 5 Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of nine to five. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: 9 to 5 Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nine to five. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: 9 to 5 Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of nine to five. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: 9 to 5 Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of nine to five. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: youngling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English youngling, ȝongelyng, ȝungling, from Old English ġeongling (“a youth, youngling”), from Proto-West Germanic *jungiling, from Proto-Germanic *jungalingaz, *jungilingaz (“young man, youngling”). Doublet of Yngling. By surface analysis, young + -ling. Pronunciation: /ˈjʌŋlɪŋ/ 1. Young; youthful. Labels: archaic
Word: youngling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English youngling, ȝongelyng, ȝungling, from Old English ġeongling (“a youth, youngling”), from Proto-West Germanic *jungiling, from Proto-Germanic *jungalingaz, *jungilingaz (“young man, youngling”). Doublet of Yngling. By surface analysis, young + -ling. Pronunciation: /ˈjʌŋlɪŋ/ 1. A young person, animal, or plant; chit. Example: More dear […] than younglings to their dam. Example: He will not be so willing, I think, to join with you, as with us younglings.
Word: vinegaroon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish vinagrón, from vinagre (“vinegar”) + -ón (augmentative suffix). Influenced by vinegar. Pronunciation: /ˌvɪnəɡəˈruːn/ 1. A whip scorpion (arachnid of order Thelyphonida), which when threatened may eject a liquid containing acetic acid. Example: I have found dead vinegaroons […] kille by a harvester ant sting successfuly placed in the intersegmental membranes of the vinegaroon's crushing, claw-like pedipalps[.]
Word: herding dog Part of Speech: noun 1. A dog, such as the various shepherd breeds, that are bred for working cattle, sheep, or other livestock.
Word: haptodysphoria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hapto- + dysphoria. 1. An odd, disagreeable sensation felt by certain people when handling peaches, velvet or other fuzzy surfaces. Labels: uncountable
Word: fanon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fanon, fanoun, from Old French fanon, from Medieval Latin fanō, from Frankish *fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô. Doublet of fane and vane. Pronunciation: /ˈfænən/ 1. A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass. 2. Part of a bishop's mitre. They are the tabs extending down from the mitre, often with a cross near the end of each. See lappet. 3. A maniple. 4. A fold of linen laid under a splint.
Word: fanon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of fan + canon. Pronunciation: /ˈfænən/ 1. Elements introduced by fans which are not in the official canon of a fictional world but are widely believed to be or treated as if canonical. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: In this way, smaller groups within a fandom agree on readings which may be completely at odds with the canon, but which in time acquire legitimacy as fanon. Example: Loyalty is one aspect of Slytherin that canon and fanon readings technically agree on, but fans are significantly more sincere about this characterization.
Word: Adam and Steve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of Adam and Eve with Steve chosen for its phonetic similarity. 1. A phrase, often satirical, recasting the Biblical couple of Adam and Eve as a homosexual couple, Adam and Steve. In context, it may be used as a pejorative against either homosexuality or religious opposition to it. Labels: attributive, humorous, often, plural, plural-only
Word: grayslick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: gray + slick 1. Glassy, calm seawater. Labels: Maine, US, dialectal, rare, uncountable
Word: overbold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English overbold, equivalent to over- + bold. 1. Too bold; impertinent or overreaching. Example: I hope it wasn't overbold of me to finish writing your letter for you. Example: Quoth he, thou art a fine fellow, but hot-tempered, Martin, and overbold.”
Word: overlord Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English oferrlaferrd, orlard, our-lord, ouyr-lord, equivalent to over- + lord. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)lɔː(ɹ)d/ 1. A ruler of other rulers. Example: The various tribal chieftains met each spring to elect an overlord that would lead them in time of war. Example: The leader is the man who knows the way of the overlords but identifies with the life of the oppressed. 2. A feudal lord directly owed rent or personal service by a tenant of subinfeudated land, a tenant's liege lord. Labels: historical Example: The tenant owed a variety of obligations to his overlord—usually including military service or serjeanty—but these were gradually converted into monetary rents. 3. Anyone with overarching power or authority in a given domain. Example: The crusty old professor was overlord of the history department, and few dared to cross his will. Example: One thing is for certain, there is no stopping them; the ants will soon be here. And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.
Word: overlord Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English oferrlaferrd, orlard, our-lord, ouyr-lord, equivalent to over- + lord. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈlɔː(ɹ)d/ 1. To rule over; to domineer. Example: Poor Johnny one-note sang out with gusto / And just overlorded the place
Word: overlords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of overlord Labels: form-of, plural
Word: picqueter Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who arranges artificial flowers for a living.
Word: picqueters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of picqueter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cotoneaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Cotoneaster, from Latin cotōneum (“quince”) + -aster. Pronunciation: /kə(ʊ̯)ˌtəʊ̯niːˈastə/ 1. Any of several erect or creeping shrubs, of the genus Cotoneaster, that have pinkish flowers and red berries. Example: Around the house the flakes fly faster, And all the berries now are gone From holly and cotoneaster […]
Word: submits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of submit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outspend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English spend English outspend From out- + spend. Pronunciation: /aʊtˈspɛnd/ 1. To spend more than some limit or than another entity. Labels: transitive Example: Statistics show that political candidates who greatly outspend their opponents win more frequently. Example: As he admitted, he had been not only outspent and outslandered, but outmaneuvered.
Word: outspends Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outspend Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: outspending Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of outspend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outspent Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of outspend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: outspent Part of Speech: adj 1. Exhausted; tired out.
Word: megalo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos), further Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas). Pronunciation: /mɛˈɡæ.ləʊ/ 1. large, great or exaggerated Labels: morpheme
Word: nantle Part of Speech: verb 1. To fondle or caress. Labels: obsolete 2. To fidget or rearrange. Labels: Yorkshire, dialectal
Word: dowitcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an Iroquoian language; compare Oneida tawístawe (“snipe”). Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊ.ɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
Word: dowitchers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dowitcher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ad referendum Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ad referendum (“subject to reference”). 1. Subject to agreement by others and finalization of details, especially an ad referendum contract. Labels: not-comparable Example: The United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s was adopted by consensus ad referendum and recommended for approval by the Assembly later this year.
Word: Harbin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Manchu ᡥᠠᡵᠪᡳᠨ (harbin)- in the late 19th century, the area was a fishing village. 1. A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang, in northeastern China. Example: The headquarters of the Chinese-Eastern road is at Harbin, a town situated at about the centre of northern China, and there located for the purpose of administering the affairs of the railway. Example: Manchuria is crossed by the Chinese Eastern Railway (the Russian Trans-Siberian Railway), which enters the Hei-lung-chiang Province from the north-west and divides at Harbin (哈爾賓^([sic – meaning 哈爾濱])) in the Chi-lin Province, one branch going to Vladivostock (海参威) and the other to Dalny and Port Arthur.
Word: Changchun Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 長春 /长春 (Chángchūn). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃæŋˈt͡ʃʊn/ 1. A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Jilin, in northeastern China. Example: It costs but from $0.86 to $1.14 per ton to load Japanese coal into the cars at the mines, and as these are under the control of the South Manchuria Railway it is said that coal is freighted to Changchun free. Example: A “big-character” wall appearing in Changchun, Kirin Province, on Feb. 2, denounced the Chinese Communist regime’s crackdown on dissidents clamoring for human rights, an intelligence report from the Chinese mainland said April 3. The wall poster accused the Peiping regime [of] "practicing Fascist totalitarianism," the report said, adding that some 40 people in Changchun had been arrested for putting up wall posters.
Word: proof by exhaustion Part of Speech: noun 1. The indirect verification or falsification of a statement by the verification or falsification of each of the finite number of cases which arise therefrom.
Word: proofs by exhaustion Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proof by exhaustion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: demultiplexer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multi- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin multiplexlbor. English multiplex English demultiplex 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 demultiplexer From demultiplex + -er. 1. A device or piece of software used to separate signals that were previously combined using a multiplexer.
Word: Chongqing Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 重慶 /重庆 (Chóngqìng). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɒŋˈt͡ʃɪŋ/, /t͡ʃɑŋˈt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. A direct-administered municipality and city in western China. Example: Nanking attempted to maintain a nominal sovereignty by appointing Liu Xiang commissioner for the suppression of banditry (that is, communism) in 1933, but the province really eluded its control, and continued to do so until 1938, when the central government was driven back to Chongqing. Example: The latest proposed relocation would affect residents along hundreds of miles of twisting lakeshore from Jiangjin, in the Chongqing municipality, to the dam’s location at Yichang, in Hubei Province.
Word: Hefei Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 合肥 (Héféi). 1. A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Anhui, in central China. Example: Some 10,000 people took the streets in the eastern city of Hefei this week in what appears to have been the largest student demonstration since the Tiananmen Square human rights protests of 1989. Example: The other case, surnamed Zhang, was in close contact with Li during a training class Li led in the city of Luan, near Anhui's provincial capital Hefei, Xinhua reported.[…] Two areas in Luan city and one part of Feixi county were declared "medium-risk" regions by local authorities in response to the cases. State media reported mass testing being carried out in main urban area in Luan and some areas in Hefei.
Word: Wuhan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 武漢／武汉 (Wǔhàn), from 武昌 (Wǔchāng) + 漢口／汉口 (Hànkǒu), two of the three towns that were merged to form Wuhan. Pronunciation: /ˈwuːˈhɑːn/ 1. A subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China. Example: The Committee reports that in consequence of the combined effects of the war and famine added to flood an amount of destitution exists among the population in the Wuhan region which is without parallel in the memory of foreign residents. Now that the refugees are returning to Hankow there is a demand for building materials, clothing and food stuffs. Example: The preparatory group for the "Mao Tse-tung's thought" Red Guard congress of universities and middle schools in Wuhan has been formed. Its task is to convene the Wuhan Red Guard congress as soon as possible.
Word: Chengdu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 成都 (Chéngdū), supposedly bestowed upon it during its first founding by the ninth king of the Shu Kingdom's Kaiming dynasty when he removed his court there from nearby Pi County. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛŋ.du/, /t͡ʃʌŋ-/, /t͡ʃɑŋ-/, /t͡ʃæŋ-/ 1. A subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Sichuan, in southwestern China. Example: As the United States lashed out against the “new tyranny” of China, Beijing on Friday ordered the closure of the American consulate in Chengdu, a retaliatory move that threatens to drive the two powers into an even deeper divide. Beijing blamed the Trump administration for the deterioration in relations, calling its own action justified after Washington told China this week to shutter its consulate in Houston and accused its diplomats of acting illegally. A Chinese official, in turn, denounced American diplomats in Chengdu, a southwestern city, for interfering in China’s affairs. Example: Millions were stuck at home in China's Chengdu on Friday after a handful of Covid-19 cases brought the megacity to a standstill.
Word: Dalian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大連 /大连 (Dàlián), ultimately from Russian Да́льний (Dálʹnij, literally “distant”). Related to the name of the bay called after a village located on the opposite side of the bay. Pronunciation: /dɑːliˈæn/, /dɑːliˈɛn/ 1. A major subprovincial city of Liaoning, in northeastern China. Example: In a rare interview, Ms. Sun spoke with pride about her blue collar past. “I come from a worker’s background, and I have a very deep and special feeling for organized labor,” she told the Dalian Daily. As party secretary of Dalian, a city in northeastern China, Ms. Sun honed her political acumen.
Word: Dalian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Dalí Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Dalian From Dalí + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːliən/, /dɑːˈliːən/ 1. Of or relating to Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), Spanish surrealist painter.
Word: two wrongs make a right Part of Speech: proverb 1. A logical informal fallacy whereby a wrongful action is justified by the commission of another. Example: “I believe that Texas assaulted democracy and that California is allowed to hit back.” “So sometimes,” [Darshan] Smaaladen concluded, “two wrongs do make a right.”
Word: Shenyang Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 瀋陽 /沈阳 (Shěnyáng). Pronunciation: /ʃɛnˈjæŋ/ 1. A subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Liaoning, in northeastern China. Example: The northeastern city of Shenyang has become one of the country's chief machine building centers and plants there include one for making pneumatic mining tools and three for various types of machine tools. Also in Shenyang is a new plant that builds blast furnaces and openhearths, with the destination of Anshan. Example: We are reasonably sure that Li is still alive in Shenyang, but there is no denying that he is now a very questionable figure.
Word: Xiamen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廈門 /厦門 /厦门 (Xiàmén). Pronunciation: /ʃjɑːˈmɛn/ 1. A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China. Example: The BRICS -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- had gathered in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen hoping to counter accusations that the group of big emerging economies was drifting apart and becoming irrelevant. Example: For the past month Beijing has routinely sent drones over the Kinmen islands, which are about six miles from the coastal Chinese city of Xiamen. Recently China started to release high-resolution, close-range drone video of military facilities on Kinmen.
Word: all that glitters is not gold Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Calque of Latin nōn omne quod nitet aurum est (“not all that shines is gold”). Popularized by William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice, see quotations. 1. Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so; things that appear nice might not be as good as they appear. Example: All that gliſters is not gold, Often haue you heard that told, […]
Word: alma mater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin alma māter (literally “nourishing mother”). Derives from the full name ("Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna") of the oldest European university, the University of Bologna, founded in 1088. Pronunciation: /ˌælmə ˈmeɪtə(ɹ)/, /ˌælmə ˈmɑːtə(ɹ)/, /ˌɑːlmə ˈmɑːtə(ɹ)/ 1. A school, college, or university which a person has graduated from or attended. Example: I’m in the place where I grew up, where my alma mater is. Example: However, a new analysis from Trump’s alma mater suggests that his immigration crackdown – a centerpiece of his second term – could do the exact opposite. 2. A school’s anthem or song.
Word: wantonry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wanton + -ry. 1. The state of being wanton. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: Now hold your tongues for charity, / my nobles knights and ladies free, / And listen to my spell, / To battle and to chivalry / And making love in wantonry / For such is what I tell.
Word: Jinan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 濟南 /济南 (Jǐnán). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒiːˌnɑːn/, /ˈd͡ʒɪ-/, /-ˌnæn/ 1. A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shandong, in eastern China. Example: On the outskirts of Jinan, capital of eastern Shandong province, a billion cockroaches are being fed with 50 tonnes of kitchen waste a day - the equivalent in weight to seven adult elephants. Example: - Woolly hat and sun cream - Shandong Luneng Taishan, as their full name goes, are based in Jinan, a fast-growing city of about 7.5 million people in China's east. Jinan is the capital of Shandong province. Fellaini will need a wardrobe for all four seasons. Jinan is currently about as chilly as Manchester, but it can easily drop well below freezing. Summers will be much hotter than northern England, nudging above 30 degrees Celsius (86F). - Pollution, traffic - Many Chinese cities are plagued by traffic congestion and pollution, but those problems are acute in Jinan. The Asian Development Bank in 2017 said rapid economic growth and urbanisation had made Jinan the most congested city in China. It is also in the top 10 most polluted.
Word: Jinan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 紀南 /纪南 (Jìnán). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒiːˌnɑːn/, /ˈd͡ʒɪ-/, /-ˌnæn/ 1. A town in Jingzhou district, Jingzhou, Hubei, in central China. 2. The ancient capital of the former State of Chu in modern Hubei, China.
Word: amanuensis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin āmanuēnsis (“secretary”), from ab- (“from, off (of)”) + manus (“hand”) + -ensis (“of or from (a place)”), early 17th c. Pronunciation: /əˌmænjuˈɛnsɪs/ 1. One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts. Example: As pay was Lady Anne's object, and poor Georgiana was intended to be the amanuensis, should she be found capable of forming sentences out of disjointed hints, and of wrapping foul facts in clean composition. 2. A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe. Example: In consequence of this fashion of authors dictating their works, expedition came to be considered of the utmost importance; it was regarded as the chief accomplishment of an amanuensis; and he alone was considered as perfect in his art, whose pen could equal the rapidity of utterance: […] Example: “[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic?[…]”
Word: Amina Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn) Proto-Afroasiatic *-t Proto-Semitic *-at- Arabic ـَة (-a) Arabic أَمِينَة (ʔamīna)bor. English Amina Borrowed from Arabic أَمِينَة (ʔamīna). 1. A female given name from Arabic, meaning “faithful, trustworthy”, masculine equivalent Amin.
Word: Amina Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic آمِنَة (ʔāmina). 1. A female given name from Arabic, notably borne by 2. A female given name from Arabic, notably borne by:
Word: analytic tradecraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A phrase coined by Jack Davis, for decades one of the foremost instructors on the craft of analysis at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. 1. The part of tradecraft concerned with the analysis of intelligence Labels: uncountable
Word: anatopism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “against”) and τόπος (tópos, “place”), apparently by analogy with anachronism. 1. A thing that is out of its proper place; the geographic counterpart to anachronism. Labels: rare Example: A war elephant described rampaging through Tenochtitlan in a novel about the Aztec Empire would be an anatopism. Example: […] and can find no associates in size at a less distance than two centuries; and in arranging which the puzzled librarian must commit an anachronism in order to avoid an anatopism.
Word: any press is good press Part of Speech: proverb 1. Being mentioned in the media, even in the context of a scandal or controversy, is beneficial to the subject because it brings publicity.