nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: beseeming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English beseem Middle English -ynge English -ing English beseeming From beseem + -ing. 1. Appearance; look. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually Example: I am Sir / The Souldier that did company theſe three / In poor beſeeming: 't was a fitment for / The purpoſe I then follow'd. Example: His sword fell from his grasp—his eye, late glaring with the ire of a stricken tiger,—his brow, late speaking but death, and dark defiance, suddenly sank into the soft beseeming of gratefulness, and of betokened kindness and feeling. 2. gerund of beseem: a comely appearance; attractiveness. Labels: form-of, gerund, obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: beseeming Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English beseem Middle English -ynge English -ing English beseeming From beseem + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of beseem Labels: form-of, gerund, obsolete, participle, present
Word: weatherproofing Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind Labels: UK, uncountable, usually
Word: weatherproofing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of weatherproof Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: electroshocking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of electroshock Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: assoiling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of assoil Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overreacting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overreact Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rencountering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rencounter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: brickfilming Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of brickfilm Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: handpicking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of handpick Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: besnowing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of besnow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: assorting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of assort Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: casehardening Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of caseharden Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: smouldering Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English smoulder Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English smouldering From smoulder + -ing. 1. Burning slowly, producing smoke but no flame. Labels: UK Example: And if we meet again, some evil chance / Will make the smouldering scandal break and blaze / Before the people, and our lord the King. Example: The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.
Word: smouldering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English smoulder Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English smouldering From smoulder + -ing. 1. The act by which something smoulders; residual heat. Labels: figuratively, sometimes Example: the smoulderings of the Thirty Years War
Word: smouldering Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English smoulder Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English smouldering From smoulder + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of smoulder Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hasheesh Part of Speech: noun 1. Rare spelling of hashish. Labels: alt-of, countable, rare, uncountable
Word: neurophenomenology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)bor. Late Latin phaenomenonder. English phenomenon Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English phenomenology English neurophenomenology From neuro- + phenomenology. 1. A fusion of phenomenology and neuroscience Labels: uncountable 2. An academic discipline which mixes neuroscience and phenomenological observation Labels: uncountable
Word: haulage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English haul Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English haulage From haul + -age. Pronunciation: /hɔːləd͡ʒ/, /ˈhɑlədʒ/ 1. The act of hauling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The initial task would be the haulage of stores from Cape Evans to Hut Point, a distance of 13 miles. 2. The business of transporting heavy goods. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The charge levied for hauling (either towing or hauling out) a ship or boat. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: headwaters Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + waters. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdˌwɑtɝz/ 1. The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: ... but when his brows began to wrinkle with time, and he stood alone, the last of his family, and his particular tribe, the few Delawares, who yet continued about the head-waters of their river, gave him the mournful appellation of Mohegan. Example: Driver Thornhill beckoned me across the cab and pointed out some two miles ahead as we looked across the headwaters of the Eden Valley, the summit cabin at Ais Gill itself, with the summit point and altitude conspicuously indicated.
Word: subfenestral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English fenestral English subfenestral From sub- + fenestral. 1. Beneath a window. Labels: not-comparable Example: The wall was clean, save for a patch of subfenestral graffiti. Example: 1829, "Dr. George Shaw," in Personal and Literary Memorials, by Henry Digby Beste We even went down into the cellars, where was a vast vault filled with coal. "This puts to shame the subfenestral carbonaria of your alma mater." Every university-man knows how the coal-porter brings his sack on his shoulder, and empties the load into the hollowed-out window-seat; Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit. 2. Beneath a fenestra. Labels: not-comparable Example: 2002, "Archaeopterygidae", by Andrzej Elzanowski, in Mesozoic Birds, Luis M. Chiappe & Lawrence M. Witmer edd. The maxilla has a slender nasal process and a long subfenestral part. […] Wellnhofer (1974) and Witmer (1997) reconstructed a fenestrate "ascending ramus" of the maxilla, as found in nonavian theropods.
Word: hereto Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English hereto, herto, equivalent to here + to. Pronunciation: /ˌhɪɹˈtuː/ 1. To here; to this. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: I, A. B., do solemnly swear and attest that the account hereto annexed is true and right... 2. Yet; so far. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: Which the rather / We shall be bless'd to do, if he remember / A kinder value of the people than / He hath hereto priz'd them at. Example: Lords had not been frequent among her acquaintance hereto. 3. Regarding this subject. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: low Earth orbit Part of Speech: noun 1. A satellite orbit around the Earth within an altitude range of approximately 200 to 2,000 km, in which a satellite can communicate with the Earth with minimal time lag and energy consumption.
Word: crackberry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of crack + BlackBerry, suggesting the addictive nature of crack cocaine. 1. A BlackBerry, a handheld device considered addictive for its networking capability. Labels: slang Example: […]many people call theirs a CrackBerry. This thing is absolutely addictive! This unit can websurf, send/receive email,[…] Example: Phone and handheld computer US$449 www.blackberry.com The corporate gold standard, once called "crackberries" in Silicon Valley because executives seemed addicted to them.
Word: consolation prize Part of Speech: noun 1. An award or small item given to persons or groups of people who do not win an event but are worthy of recognition, especially in a game show. Example: The row started over who will run for parliament in a wealthy rightwing constituency on the left bank in Paris, a safe seat for Sarkozy's ruling UMP. Dati is already a local mayor in the neighbourhood, a job felt to have been handed to her on a plate when she was a Sarkozy favourite. She has since fallen from grace, and when she left government she took a European parliament seat, considered a consolation prize.
Word: telic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Ancient Greek τελῐκός (telĭkós, “final”), from τέλος (télos, “end”). Pronunciation: /ˈtiːlɪk/ 1. Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end. Example: Several theorists of the previous chapters are supportive of this more telic view of human nature. Example: They were asked to rate the 36 activities for how purposeful they were.[…]Comparing the 10 most telic and the 10 most paratelic we found that the paratelic leisure activities were thought to involve less skill or challenge; they were also judged to satisfy social needs more, and to be more enjoyable. 2. That expresses an end or purpose. Example: 1995, Michela Cennamo, Patterns of 'Active' Syntax in Late Latin Pleonastic Reflexives, John Charles Smith, Delia Bentley (editors), Historical Linguistics 1995: Selected Papers from the 12th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Volume 1: General Issues and Non-Germanic Languages, page 39, In this framework, verbs denoting directed change of location, such as Italian andare 'go', instantiate Core Unaccusativity, in that they have a Theme subject and are the most telic, concrete, dynamic. Example: Similarly, verb forms that can govern either transitive or middle-case marking (cf. 2.1.3.1.2(c)) are more telic in their transitive manifestations. 3. That expresses the perfective aspect.
Word: maddoctor Part of Speech: noun 1. A psychiatrist.
Word: Shakespeareanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Shakespearean Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Shakespeareanism From Shakespearean + -ism. 1. The devotion to or the teaching of the works and terminology of William Shakespeare. Labels: uncountable Example: I thee tell, Woman: our Son is become lost to Shakespeareanism and Latin, all but unwilling to be a Typesetter as his Father. 2. A term coined by Shakespeare, or otherwise derived from his works. Labels: countable Example: It is said that the English language has over 1,700 Shakespereanisms. 3. Shakespeare's works collectively. Labels: uncountable Example: A small number of persons has ever perused Shakespeareanism in its entirety. Example: Dr. Hallsworth is a scholar of literature, with an expertise on the Shakespeareanism.
Word: tulip root Part of Speech: noun 1. A disease, caused by a nematode, that causes swelling of the roots of oats Labels: uncountable
Word: Shakespearianism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Shakespearian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Shakespearianism From Shakespearian + -ism. 1. Alternative spelling of Shakespeareanism. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: whaddya Part of Speech: contraction 1. Contraction of what do you; see what'd and d'ya. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang Example: Whaddya think of my new dress? Example: "Mildred's got five kids?" Frank seemed genuinely startled. "Well, whaddya know! Mildred with five kids!" 2. Contraction of what + are + you. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang Example: Whaddya doing?
Word: munificence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French munificence, from Latin munificentia, from munus (“gift”) + facio (“to make”). Pronunciation: /mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/ 1. The quality of being munificent; generosity. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Now the happy king laid the forehead of thankſgiving upon the duſt of gratitude; he opened the doors of his wealth to the four winds, and enriched the world, at once, with his munificence. Example: And surely, no form of munificence should entitle to a more grateful and lasting remembrance, than that which promotes the right education of youth;...
Word: munificence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Latin munire (“to fortify”). Pronunciation: /mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/ 1. Means of defence; fortification. Labels: obsolete Example: Untill that Locrine for his Realmes defence, Did head against them make and strong munificence
Word: prodigality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prodigal + -ity, from Old French prodigalite, from Late Latin prodigalitas. Pronunciation: /ˌprɒdɪˈɡælɪti/, /ˌprɑdɪˈɡælɪti/ 1. Wasteful extravagance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The plain where he was riding was one immense thicket of the gum cistus, whose frail white leaves, just veined with the faintest pink, fell in showers at the least movement of the passer-by. What a prodigality of blossom!—for the gum cistus, born and withered in an hour, is the most ephemeral of flowers. Example: Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres. 2. Lavish generosity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At least there was an air of reckless prodigality in their appearance, and the most fastidious guest would surely find the wine his soul craved for, at all events) in the label.
Word: law and order Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /lɔ.ən(d)ˈoɹdɚ/, /lɔː.ən(d)ˈɔːdə/, /lɔː.ɹən(d)ˈɔːdə/ 1. The principles under which the world and its components operate. Labels: dated, obsolete, uncountable Example: For, as in all Monarchies, it is the Law and Order of God Almighty that Subjects receive from, and not give unto their Soveraigne Lawes Example: But all evill of punishment ariseth from evill of fault and this evill of fault is from the creature itself, breaking the Law and Order that God hath set to it. 2. The strict enforcement of law, statutes, and social conventions. Labels: uncountable Example: The government’s default approach to labor disputes has been to treat them as a threat to law and order. After a widely reported miners’ strike in the northeastern city of Shuangyashan in 2016, for example, the Public Security Bureau arrested 30 people for what it called serious criminal charges.
Word: detassel Part of Speech: verb 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- English tassel English detassel From de- + tassel. 1. To remove the pollen-bearing tassel from (a female maize plant) as part of the hybridization process. Labels: US, transitive
Word: guzzler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From guzzle + -er. 1. Somebody or something which guzzles. Example: The crowd was the usual assortment of folk purists wearing faded jeans, beer guzzlers wearing faded smiles, and plainclothesmen wearing freshly pressed jeans and carrying Harmony guitars. 2. A device placed in arid regions to catch water for wildlife to drink from. Example: Quail require little water, so there is no point to putting in a guzzler if there is any permanent water within travel range.
Word: destalinization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + Stalin + -ization. 1. The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin. Labels: uncountable
Word: all set Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From all ("thoroughly", "completely") + set ("prepared", "arranged"). 1. Ready, prepared, equipped. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: I'm all set to leave for my vacation. Example: Is everything all set for the wedding? 2. Not requiring initial or further assistance with, additions to, or use of something. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: "Do you folks want any dessert or coffee?" "No, we're all set." Example: "Can I use those scissors now?" "Yeah, I'm all set."
Word: setout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From set + out. 1. an outset 2. a display or spread Labels: colloquial, dated Example: ‘You don’t hate Sissy, Tom?’ ‘I hate to be obliged to call her Jupe. And she hates me,’ said Tom, moodily. ‘No, she does not, Tom, I am sure!’ ‘She must,’ said Tom. ‘She must just hate and detest the whole set-out of us.
Word: toxicological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree French toxicologieder. English toxicology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English toxicological From toxicology + -ical. 1. of or pertaining to toxicology Labels: not-comparable
Word: enmeshing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of enmesh Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: enmeshing Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which something is enmeshed or entangled.
Word: enmeshes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of enmesh Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Sunday-go-to-meeting Part of Speech: adj 1. Suitable for wearing to church; one's best. Labels: not-comparable, usually
Word: Sunday out Part of Speech: noun 1. A domestic servant's Sunday off.
Word: pot-house Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pot + house. 1. A business where alcoholic beverages and often food are served: a bar, a public house, a saloon, a tavern. Example: Let our actor, in the true spirit of imitating his betters, follow the example of the great Mr. K⁠—⁠n; that is, let him roll about through the day from pot-house to pot-house like a rumbling old beer barrel, with ten or a dozen noggins of Geneva in his pate.
Word: squicky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From squick + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈskwɪk.i/ 1. Engendering a feeling of disgust, distaste, nausea, or revulsion, but without a judgment regarding rightness or wrongness (of the stimulus). Labels: slang Example: She offered to show me the injury, but I find blood rather squicky. Example: You might remember at the start that I said SCP-3003 blends squicky body horror with a commentary on humanity. I'm sure the body-horror aspect is fairly obvious now, but the commentary perhaps not.
Word: engenders Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of engender Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: nomenklatura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian номенклату́ра (nomenklatúra), from Latin nōmenclātūra (“a calling by name, list of names”), from nomen (“name”) + calare (“call”). Doublet of nomenclature. Pronunciation: /nɒˌmɛnkləˈtjʊəɹə/, /nɒˌmɛnkləˈtʃʊəɹə/ 1. A list of bureaucratic posts in government and industry in the former Soviet Union and other communist countries, filled by those appointed by the Party. 2. The people on such lists; (by extension), any privileged class, a social or political elite. Labels: collective Example: [Gorbachev] did not champion perestroika and glasnost alone; much of the nomenklatura had decided that the Soviet economic and social model was dysfunctional, corrupt and endemically inefficient and had to change. Example: Communism envisioned […] an Authority Ranking of political control (in theory, the dictatorship of the proletariat; in practice, a nomenklatura of commissars under a charismatic dictator).
Word: feat of strength Part of Speech: noun 1. An act needing great strength to complete
Word: durrie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of durry. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, alt-of, alternative, slang Example: ‘Deadly,’ she said, and passed me the durrie. I took a drag. Was she watching? No, thank goodness, she was looking down at the water again. I blew the smoke straight out, without taking it into my lungs. ‘Deadly,’ I said, and passed the durrie back to Clarence.
Word: durrie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dhurrie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: durries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of durry Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of durrie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tart burner Part of Speech: noun 1. A decorative, usually ceramic, pot containing a candle made from fragrant wax. Labels: US
Word: paycock Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of peacock. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling, uncommon Example: The great Irish joiant, Fann Mac Cuil, lived to be a middle-aged man, without ever meeting his match, and so he was as proud as a paycock.
Word: pico-amp Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of picoamp. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nano-amp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English ampere English nano-amp From nano- + ampere. 1. An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10⁻⁹ amperes. Symbol: nA
Word: milli-amp Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of milliamp. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: squickiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English squicky 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 squickiness From squicky + -ness. 1. The property of being squicky. Labels: uncountable
Word: merry-andrew Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Merry Andrew; clown; buffoon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kiloamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + amp. 1. One thousand ( 10³ ) amperes. Symbol: kA or KA.
Word: mega amp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mega- + ampere. 1. One million ( 10⁶ ) amperes. Symbol: MA.
Word: gigamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From giga- + amp. 1. One thousand million (10⁹) amperes. Symbol: GA.
Word: tera amp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tera- + amp. 1. One million million (10¹²) amperes. Symbol: TA.
Word: kilo-amp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + amp. 1. One thousand (10³) amperes. Symbol: kA or KA.
Word: giga-amp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From giga- + amp. 1. One thousand million (10⁹) amperes. Symbol: GA.
Word: mega-amp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English amp English mega-amp From mega- + amp. 1. One million ( 10⁶ ) amperes. Symbol: MA.
Word: tera-amp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tera- + amp. 1. One million million ( 10¹² ) amperes. Symbol: TA.
Word: teravolt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tera- + volt. 1. One million million ( 10¹² ) volts, abbreviated as TV.
Word: pico-volt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English volt English pico-volt From pico- + volt. 1. One million millionth ( 10⁻¹² ) of a volt, abbreviated as pV.
Word: nano-volt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English volt English nano-volt From nano- + volt. 1. An SI unit of electrical potential equal to 10⁻⁹ volts. Symbol: nV
Word: micro-volt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + volt. 1. One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a volt, abbreviated as µV.
Word: milli-volt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of millivolt. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kilo-volt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + volt. 1. One thousand ( 10³ ) volts. Symbol: kV or KV.
Word: mega-volt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English volt English mega-volt From mega- + volt. 1. One million ( 10⁶ ) volts, abbreviated as MV.
Word: giga-volt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From giga- + volt. 1. One thousand million ( 10⁹ ) volts. Symbol: GV.
Word: tera-volt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tera- + volt. 1. One million million (10¹²) volts, abbreviated as TV.
Word: summarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English summary Middle English -ly English -ly English summarily From summary + -ly. Pronunciation: /səˈmɛɹɪli/, /səˈmæɹɪli/ 1. In a summary manner. Example: They were fired summarily at a single plant-wide meeting. Example: […] and any offender found with firearms in his possession contrary to this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being thereof summarily convicted before any one or more Justice or Justices of the Peace, of being so illegally at large as aforesaid, shall be kept to hard labour on any of the Roads or Public Works of the said colony, for any time not exceeding three calendar months. 2. Over a short period of time, briefly. Example: He covered the topic summarily in an answer to a question. Example: After this mention of the closing persecution, he summarily indicates all that the devil, and the city of which he is the prince, shall suffer in the last judgment.
Word: GV Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of gender variant (“not conforming to expected gender roles”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: sudangrass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sudan + grass. 1. A tropical grass, any of several varieties of Sorghum, from Egypt and the Sudan, used for pasture, silage and hay Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sugarbeet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sugar beet. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sulfonation Part of Speech: noun 1. The replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfonic acid (-SO₃H) functional group, often by reaction with sulfuric acid at high temperatures Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sulphonation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfonation. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: sulfation Part of Speech: noun 1. The replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfate (-OSO₂OH) functional group, or the replacement of the hydrogen atoms of two molecules to form a sulfate (R-OSO₂O-R) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sulphation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfation. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: sun dog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *sóh₂wl̥ From sun + dog (“(figurative) a visible atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon”) ; metaphorically refers to the bright spots of light that appear to "dog" or follow the real sun, much like a dog follows its owner. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌn dɒɡ/, /ˈsʌn ˌdɔɡ/, /-ˌdɑɡ/ 1. A bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on a parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals. Example: December […] the 28th [1714], the Sun being an Hour high, appeared a Sun-Dog or Parhelion, the Sky full of flying Clouds. Example: Sun-dogs, called Mock Suns, becauſe they reſemble the ſun, are tvvo ſpots that frequently appear in a cloud vvhen the ſun ſhines through it, and vvhen he is about 15 to 20 degrees above the horizon. […] One is ſituated on the north, and the other on the ſouth ſide of the ſun. The refraction and reflection of the rays of light are the cauſe of theſe phænomena.
Word: sundog Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sun dog. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Two sundogs dread famine bring / A bloody war, and new-crown'd king. Example: Long understood also, is the fact that sundogs—colored spots of light to the right or left of the sun or moon—belong in the same class with halos.
Word: parhelic circle Part of Speech: noun 1. A luminous halo, each side of the sun parallel to the horizon, caused by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals.
Word: parhelic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to parhelia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: palmarium Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the bifurcations of the brachial plates of a crinoid.
Word: kretek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Indonesian kretek, of onomatopoetic origin. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɛtɛk/ 1. A cigarette containing clove as well as tobacco, originating from Indonesia.
Word: pico-watt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English watt English pico-watt From pico- + watt. 1. One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.
Word: nano-watt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English watt English nano-watt From nano- + watt. 1. One thousand millionth ( 10⁻⁹ ) of a watt, abbreviated as nW.
Word: micro-watt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + watt. 1. One millionth ( 10⁻⁶ ) of a watt, abbreviated as µW.
Word: milli-watt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of milliwatt. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kilo-watt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + watt. 1. One thousand (10³) watts. Symbol: kW or KW.
Word: mega-watt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English watt English mega-watt From mega- + watt. 1. One million (10⁶) watts, abbreviated as MW.
Word: giga-watt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From giga- + watt. 1. One thousand million ( 10⁹ ) watts, abbreviated as GW.
Word: tera-watt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tera- + watt. 1. One million million (10¹²) watts, abbreviated as TW.
Word: picojoule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English joule English picojoule From pico- + joule. 1. One million millionth ( 10⁻¹² ) of a joule. Symbol: pJ.
Word: nanojoule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English joule English nanojoule From nano- + joule. 1. An SI unit of work or energy equal to 10⁻⁹ joules. Symbol: nJ
Word: microjoule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + joule. 1. One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a joule, abbreviated as µJ.
Word: millijoule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English joule English millijoule From milli- + joule. 1. One thousandth (10⁻³) of a joule. Symbol: mJ.
Word: kilojoule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + joule. 1. An SI unit of energy equal to 10³ joules. Symbol: kJ
Word: terajoule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tera- + joule. 1. An SI unit of energy equal to 10¹² joules. Symbol: TJ
Word: pico-joule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English joule English pico-joule From pico- + joule. 1. One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a joule. Symbol: pJ.
Word: nano-joule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English joule English nano-joule From nano- + joule. 1. An SI unit of energy, work and heat equal to 10⁻⁹ joules. Symbol: nJ
Word: micro-joule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + joule. 1. One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a joule, abbreviated as µJ.
Word: milli-joule Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of millijoule. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kilo-joule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + joule. 1. One thousand (10³) joules. Symbol: kJ or KJ.
Word: mega-joule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English joule English mega-joule From mega- + joule. 1. One million ( 10⁶ ) joules. Symbol: MJ.
Word: alexiteric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin alexitericum, from neuter of alexitericus (although apparently first attested later); see Etymology 2. 1. A preservative against infectious diseases. Labels: historical 2. A preservative against the effects of poison. Labels: historical
Word: alexiteric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin alexitericus, from alexiterium + Classical Latin -icus; see alexitery. 1. Resisting poison or venom. Labels: historical
Word: giga-joule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From giga- + joule. 1. One thousand million ( 10⁹ ) joules. Symbol: GJ.
Word: tera-joule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tera- + joule. 1. One million million (10¹²) joules. Symbol: TJ.
Word: picofarad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *bekkos Gaulish *bekkosbor.? Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English farad English picofarad From pico- + farad. 1. One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a farad. Symbol: pF.
Word: nanofarad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English farad English nanofarad From nano- + farad. 1. (metrology) An SI unit of electrical capacitance equal to 10⁻⁹ farads. Symbol: nF Labels: rare
Word: microfarad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + farad. 1. One millionth ( 10⁻⁶ ) of a farad (a unit of capacitance).
Word: millifarad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English farad English millifarad From milli- + farad. 1. One thousandth (10⁻³) of a farad. Symbol: mF.
Word: pico-farad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *bekkos Gaulish *bekkosbor.? Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English farad English pico-farad From pico- + farad. 1. One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a farad. Symbol: pF.
Word: nano-farad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English farad English nano-farad From nano- + farad. 1. An SI unit of electrical capacitance equal to 10⁻⁹ farads. Symbol: nF
Word: micro-farad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + farad. 1. Alternative form of microfarad. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: milli-farad Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of millifarad. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nano-ohm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English ohm English nano-ohm From nano- + ohm. 1. An SI unit of electrical resistance equal to 10⁻⁹ ohms. Symbol: nΩ
Word: micro-ohm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + ohm. 1. One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a ohm, abbreviated as µΩ.
Word: milli-ohm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of milliohm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: kilo-ohm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kiloohm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mega-ohm Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of megaohm. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: giga-ohm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From giga- + ohm. 1. One thousand million (10⁹) ohms. Symbol: GΩ.
Word: tera-ohm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tera- + ohm. 1. One million million (10¹²) ohms. Symbol: TΩ.
Word: pico-ohm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English ohm English pico-ohm From pico- + ohm. 1. One million millionth ( 10⁻¹² ) of a ohm. Symbol: pΩ.
Word: sunlamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sun + lamp. 1. A lamp that produces ultraviolet radiation; used for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes. 2. A high-intensity lamp, used to produce an illusion of daylight.
Word: supercomputer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute 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 computer English supercomputer From super- + computer. 1. Any computer that has a far greater processing power than others of its generation. Example: The gigaflop supercomputers of today are almost useless. What is needed is a teraflop machine... Example: But at the microlevel it consists of an unimaginable number of atoms connected by springy chemical bonds, all jiggling around at a rate that even our fastest supercomputer might envy.
Word: esoterica Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /iːsəˈtɛɹɪkə/, /ɛsɵˈtɛɹəkə/ 1. Things that are esoteric; things that are impractical or specialised. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Helder was also a visionary given to muddled, passionate harangues on immortality, astral projection and other esoterica. Example: However, if you really want to try to communicate sophisticated things from your field to a general audience, really the best thing may be for you to simply do it yourself — to augment your skillset with the ability to take esoterica and translate it into an article or a video that lots of normal people will want to watch.
Word: specialised Part of Speech: adj 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of specialized. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: Second, a railway research department represents a qualified and specialised consultancy service, to provide the basis for well-informed high-level decisions regarding new designs or possible lines of development. [...] Finally, a research department is desirable to carry out the more specialised trials and testing of manufacturers' equipment prior to its acceptance by the operating personnel. Example: "Railways have to bear the very high fixed costs associated with the provision and maintenance of a specialised route system for their own exclusive use. [...]"
Word: specialised Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of specialise Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: supercritical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *krinyétider. Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós)bor. Latin criticus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English critical English supercritical From super- + critical. 1. Of a substance or system above a critical threshold or range. 2. Of a substance or system above a critical threshold or range. 3. Of a substance or system above a critical threshold or range.
Word: esotericism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English esoteric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English esotericism From esoteric + -ism. 1. The tendency to promote or desire the esoteric. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Derridean "messianicity without messianism" that marks so much of post-modernist educational theorizing today, and that makes use of esotericism, sigetics, acroamatics, proleptics, and illocutionary and perlocutionary acts in the disguise of a new pedagogy of the unknowable, wasn't the answer ten years ago. 2. Doctrines or practices of esoteric knowledge. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: woo woo Example: Western esotericism
Word: esotericist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English esoteric 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 esotericist From esoteric + -ist. 1. One who appreciates, promotes or desires the esoteric.
Word: appreciates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of appreciate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: promotes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of promote Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: superfluidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- French fluiditébor. English fluidity English superfluidity From super- + fluidity. 1. The frictionless flow that is characteristic of a fluid with zero viscosity, especially liquid helium at temperatures near absolute zero. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: frictionless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English friction Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English frictionless From friction + -less. 1. Of or pertaining to lack of friction. Labels: not-comparable Example: It would last many years because of its frictionless bearings. Example: A hard border is a real possibility, and a frictionless border is almost an oxymoron. 2. Of a transaction or trade, without tariffs and non-tariff barriers. Labels: not-comparable Example: "There can be no frictionless trade outside of the customs union and the single market," said Donald Tusk, president of the council of all 28 EU member states.
Word: superfluid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fluidusder. Middle English fluid English fluid English superfluid From super- + fluid. 1. A substance, such as liquid helium, that exhibits superfluidity.
Word: superfluid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fluidusder. Middle English fluid English fluid English superfluid From super- + fluid. 1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting superfluidity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: supergranulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English granulation English supergranulation From super- + granulation. 1. A large-scale system of convection cells covering the surface of the sun
Word: remonstrated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of remonstrate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: twitched Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of twitch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: superheater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English heat English superheat English -er English superheater From superheat + -er. 1. A component of a boiler system that heats the steam above its saturation temperature to prevent it condensing, and in the case of a steam engine to improve its efficiency. Example: In addition to all this, the fluidity of the steam itself was much increased by high superheat, usually achieved by means of the Houlet superheater. […] When the engine is working hard, the temperature of the steam is usually raised by the superheater to about 750° F.
Word: smoothing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of smooth Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: smoothing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act by which something is made smooth. Example: For, as I draw closer and closer to the end, I travel in the circle, nearer and nearer to the beginning. It seems to be one of the kind smoothings and preparings of the way. 2. Monophthongization. 3. creation of an approximating function that attempts to capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise or other fine-scale structures/rapid phenomena.
Word: trampling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of trample Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: trampling Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The awfulest thing was the silence; there wasn't a sound but the screaking of the saddles, the measured tramplings, and the sneezing of the horses, afflicted by the smothering dust-clouds which they kicked up.
Word: safest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of safe: most safe Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: saturation temperature Part of Speech: noun 1. The boiling point of a liquid.
Word: performs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of perform Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: peopled Part of Speech: adj 1. populated 2. manned
Word: peopled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of people Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: peopling Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss
Word: peopling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of people Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present