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Word: Santana wind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Disputed. Possibly from Santa Ana wind 1. Pronunciation spelling of Santa Ana wind. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: "Do you know what we call a Sant' Ana wind, Giano? Like the one last week — when Toni — when he went to Las Vegas. It blows from the desert Example: When Ma is about to "get it" in the back in White Heat, the dark Sant'Ana wind, rustling leaves ominously, adds heat to the treachery.
Word: topophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”) + -philia. Coined by British-American poet W. H. Auden in 1947, used by French phenomenologist Gaston Bachelard (1958), and made popular by Chinese-American geographer Yi-Fu Tuan in his essay and book Topophilia (1961 and 1974). Pronunciation: /ˌtɒpəˈfɪliə/ 1. A strong sense of place, often combined with a sense of cultural identity. Labels: uncountable Example: What I feel towards my grandmother's house could be described as topophilia. Example: Topophilia might not be associated with your childhood home, however. For me, all synesthetic tendencies take me not to Seattle but to Barcelona, the city where I lived in my 20s, where I got married, and the only place I have returned to year after year (except for 2020, due to the pandemic).
Word: Santa Ana wind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Santa Ana, formerly a Spanish settlement in southern California + wind. But see also Santana wind. 1. A foehn occurring during certain weather conditions in Southern California coastal areas. Example: 2004, Coincidentally, Santa Barbara's modern record temperature of 115° also occurred on June 17, in 1917, and under the influence of a Santa Ana wind. — Christopher C Burt, Extreme Weather: A Guide and Record Book →ISBN p. 254 Example: 2001, This essay about the Santa Ana wind of southern California does more than leave us with an image, it creates deep within us a mood. — Theodore A. Rees Cheney, Writing Creative Nonfiction: Fiction Techniques for Crafting Great Nonfiction →ISBN p. 27
Word: storminess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stormy 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 storminess From stormy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being stormy. Labels: uncountable 2. The severity of a storm. Labels: countable
Word: storybook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From story + book. 1. A book containing stories, especially children's stories.
Word: storybook Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From story + book. 1. As in a story for children; pleasant and idealized, or having a happy conclusion. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: I remember one couple that truly created their own storybook wedding by selecting a remote waterfall as their wedding location.
Word: storybooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of storybook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stodginess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English stodgy 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 stodginess From stodgy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being stodgy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: stiletto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian stiletto. By surface analysis, Latin stilus + Italian -etto. Doublet of stylet. Pronunciation: /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/, [stɪˈlɛɾoʊ], /stɪˈlɛtəʊ/ 1. A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing. Example: There the cause of death was soon ascertained; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which, I may tell you, was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. 2. A rapier. 3. An awl. 4. A woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (called a stiletto heel). 5. A beard trimmed into a pointed form. Labels: historical, obsolete Example: The very quaik of faſhions, the very hee that / VVeares a Steletto on his chinne.
Word: stiletto Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Italian stiletto. By surface analysis, Latin stilus + Italian -etto. Doublet of stylet. Pronunciation: /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/, [stɪˈlɛɾoʊ], /stɪˈlɛtəʊ/ 1. To attack or kill with a stiletto (dagger). Labels: transitive Example: The recollection of former atrocities by the populace in plundering the city and stilettoing the inhabitants, is sufficiently fresh in the remembrance of the government to serve as an additional stimulus to prevent similar disorders.
Word: geodetics Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒiːəʊˈdɛtɪks/ 1. The scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, earth tides, and tectonic motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space. Labels: uncountable
Word: allegations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allegation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stilettos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stiletto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: alsatians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of alsatian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pixmap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of pixel + map. 1. A grid of pixels; a bitmap, especially one having more than one bit (binary digit) assigned to each pixel, allowing for multiple shades or colors. Example: PDF primarily encodes graphics and text as vectorized data, whereas DjVu primarily encodes them as pixmap images.
Word: comme ci comme ça Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French comme ci comme ça (literally “like this like that”). 1. Neither good nor bad; so so; tolerable, passable, indifferent. Labels: not-comparable Example: The dessert was pretty good, but the meal was comme ci comme ça.
Word: comme ci comme ça Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from French comme ci comme ça (literally “like this like that”). 1. Neither very well nor very poorly. Labels: not-comparable Example: How did he do at the tryouts? Oh, comme ci comme ça.
Word: true blue Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Endocentric compound of true (“loyal, faithful”, adjective) + blue (“steadfastly faithful or loyal”, adjective). The symbolism of the colour blue as representing constancy, faithfulness, loyalty, and truth may derive from the constant colour of the sky, or the tendency of certain blue dyes to resist fading, especially those made in Coventry. Adjective senses 1.1.2 (“of or pertaining to the Tory, and now the Conservative, political party”) and 1.1.3 (“of or pertaining to the Scottish Presbyterian or Whig political party in the 17th century”) probably both allude to sense 1 (“steadfastly faithful or loyal”). Sense 1.1.2 may also allude to sense 1.1.3 which is older, and sense 1.1.3 may partly allude to the blue colour of the flag of Scotland. Pronunciation: /ˌtɹuː ˈbluː/, /ˌtɹu ˈblu/, /ˌtɹʉː ˈblʉː/, /ˌʈɾuː ˈbluː/ 1. Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true. Labels: not-comparable Example: He was a true blue supporter, and would not listen to what he supposed to be the lies of the opposition. Example: No, Tom's true-blue, Huck, and he'll come back. He won't desert. 2. Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true. Labels: not-comparable 3. Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true. Labels: UK, not-comparable Example: […] Mr. Wenham himself was a staunch old True Blue Tory, and his father a small coal-merchant in the north of England […] Example: Not that he is a violent Whig, or perhaps that he is a Whig at all. But he jeers and sneers at the old county doings; […] All this is deeply regretted, for, in the old days, there was no portion of the county more decidedly true blue than that Framley district; […] 4. Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true. Labels: Scotland, historical, not-comparable Example: For his Religion it was fit / To match his Learning and his Wit: / 'Twas Presbyterian true blew, / For he was of that stubbon Crew / Of Errant Saints, whom all men grant / To be the true Church Militant: […] Example: This was a tough true-blue presbyterian, called Deans, who, though most obnoxious to the Laird on account of principles in church and state, contrived to maintain his ground upon the estate […] 5. Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some upscale, service-oriented dealers say competitors are installing the third-party disk drives in PC XTs and passing them off as true blue PC XTs. Example: Ellen [DeGeneres]'s honesty and true-blue down-to-earthness were riveting. 6. Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest. Labels: Australia, informal, not-comparable, specifically 7. Aristocratic by birth. Labels: UK, not-comparable 8. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, blue. Labels: not-comparable Example: Second, some living caerulea are blue: A few display attractive shades of blue green or, more rarely, true blue. Example: True blue chalcedony is uncommon and highly desirable as a lapidary material.
Word: true blue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Endocentric compound of true (“loyal, faithful”, adjective) + blue (“steadfastly faithful or loyal”, adjective). The symbolism of the colour blue as representing constancy, faithfulness, loyalty, and truth may derive from the constant colour of the sky, or the tendency of certain blue dyes to resist fading, especially those made in Coventry. Adjective senses 1.1.2 (“of or pertaining to the Tory, and now the Conservative, political party”) and 1.1.3 (“of or pertaining to the Scottish Presbyterian or Whig political party in the 17th century”) probably both allude to sense 1 (“steadfastly faithful or loyal”). Sense 1.1.2 may also allude to sense 1.1.3 which is older, and sense 1.1.3 may partly allude to the blue colour of the flag of Scotland. Pronunciation: /ˌtɹuː ˈbluː/, /ˌtɹu ˈblu/, /ˌtɹʉː ˈblʉː/, /ˌʈɾuː ˈbluː/ 1. A faithful partisan or supporter of a cause, person, political party, etc. Labels: countable Example: A mild Liberalism prevailed, a Liberalism that would be regarded as hide-bound Toryism now, but was daring enough in those days. One man who had been to work in Northampton proclaimed himself a Radical; but he was cancelled out by the landlord, who called himself a ‘true blue’. 2. A blue dye from Coventry, England, famous for not washing out. Labels: historical, uncountable 3. A precisely defined pure blue, as for example web color #0000FF = RGB(0,0,255). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: beefsteaks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beefsteak Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bechances Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bechance Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bechancing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of bechance Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bechanced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of bechance Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: true-blue Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of true blue. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: This was a tough true-blue presbyterian, called Deans, who, though most obnoxious to the Laird on account of principles in church and state, contrived to maintain his ground upon the estate […] Example: No, Tom's true-blue, Huck, and he'll come back. He won't desert.
Word: true-blue Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of true blue. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Indian figs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Indian fig Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Jack Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jacks Part of Speech: name 1. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Jack.
Word: asswages Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of asswage Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: asswaging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of asswage Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: asswaged Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of asswage Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: apparatuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of apparatus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brickbats Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brickbat + -s. The plural only sense (“small rocky particles moving as a group in space”) was coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) and is used chiefly in reference to his writings. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪkbæts/, /ˈbɹɪkˌbæts/ 1. Small rocky particles moving as a group in space, especially as forming rings around planets. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only
Word: brickbats Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brickbat + -s. The plural only sense (“small rocky particles moving as a group in space”) was coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) and is used chiefly in reference to his writings. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪkbæts/, /ˈbɹɪkˌbæts/ 1. plural of brickbat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: brickbats Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From brickbat + -s. The plural only sense (“small rocky particles moving as a group in space”) was coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) and is used chiefly in reference to his writings. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪkbæts/, /ˈbɹɪkˌbæts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brickbat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lanthorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Spelling influenced by the fact that they were sometimes made from animal horns. 1. Archaic form of lantern. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Yee ſhall vnderſtand, (my deare Friends,) that amongſt the Excellent Acts of that King, one aboue all hath the preheminence. It was the Erection, and Inſtitution of an Order, or Society, which wee call Salomons Houſe; The Nobleſt Foundation, (as wee thinke,) that euer was vpon the Earth; And the Lanthorne of this Kingdome. Example: On the right hand, as you enter the port, there is an elegant fanal, or light-houſe, kept in good repair: but in all the charts of this coaſt which I have ſeen, this lanthorn is laid down to the weſtward of the harbour; […]
Word: lanthorns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lanthorn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shear waves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shear wave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clops Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: clopping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clop Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clopping Part of Speech: noun 1. The sound or action of something that clops. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But this morning was different. Disturbingly, because mysteriously, different. No wheels rumbled, no busses roared, no sound of a car of any kind, in fact, was to be heard; no brakes, no horns, not even the clopping of the few rare horses that still occasionally passed; nor, as there should be at such an hour, the composite tramp of work-bound feet. Example: The hooves' cloppings came to them down the path. 2. The act of masturbating to erotic fanart of My Little Pony characters. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: According to an internal study undertaken by bronies themselves, 19.05 per cent of respondents engaged in clopping. Example: You prove your ability to procreate by tastefully introducing your Mother to your My Little Pony collection and your fervent love of clopping (Urban Dictionary it) and your amazing fedora hat rack!
Word: clopped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: house husband Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of househusband. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: reinsurers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of reinsurer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Alfvén waves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Alfvén wave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wild cherries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wild cherry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clonks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clonk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clonks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clonk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: clonking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of clonk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: clonked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of clonk Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pistol grips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pistol grip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kettle fur collectors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kettle fur collector Labels: form-of, plural
Word: balloon goes up Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Probably from the releasing of a balloon as a signal for an event to begin, possibly popularized by the use of balloons by the British Army during World War I (1914–1918) as a signal for artillery fire to commence. Pronunciation: /bəˌluːn ɡəʊ̯z ˈʌp/, /bəˌlun ɡoʊ̯z ˈʌp/, /bəˌlʉːn ɡəʉ̯z ˈɐp/, /bəˌlʉːn ɡɐʉ̯z ˈɐp/, /bəˌlʉn ɡoz ˈʌp/ 1. Something exciting, risky, or troublesome begins. Labels: idiomatic Example: — When is your job interview? — The balloon goes up at 10 tomorrow. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:balloon goes up. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see balloon, go, up.
Word: cacklers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cackler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cachepots Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cachepot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cabstands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cabstand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cablegrams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cablegram Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wanderjahr Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Wanderjahr (“journeyman’s year”), from wandern (“wander, trek”) + Jahr (“year”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɑn.də(ɹ)ˌjɑː/, /ˈwɑn.də(ɹ)ˌjɑː/ 1. A year-long period of travel, especially following one’s education and prior to seeking employment. Example: Once he has assembled his characters in the lively youth resort of Torremolinos, Michener packs them into a Volkswagen bus and sends them on their Wanderjahr through some pretty interesting places. Example: And these Wanderjahre, and combats with the Beast, are the story-teller's version of the incest taboo; whereby a man must first prove ‘fitness’ and then much ‘marry far’. 2. A year spent by an apprentice travelling and honing skills prior to the professional practice of a trade. Labels: historical
Word: eelworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English eel Proto-Germanic *wurmiz Proto-West Germanic *wurmi Old English wyrm Middle English worm English worm English eelworm From eel + worm. 1. A nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels and feed on plants.
Word: lightyear Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of light year. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lily-of-the-valley Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of lily of the valley. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wanderjahre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Wanderjahre, plural of Wanderjahr. Pronunciation: /ˈvɑn.dəɹˌjɑ.ɹə/ 1. plural of wanderjahr Labels: form-of, plural
Word: syntonize Part of Speech: verb 1. To adjust two electronic circuits or devices to operate on the same frequency.
Word: syntonization Part of Speech: noun 1. The adjustment of two electronic circuits or devices so as to operate at the same frequency. Labels: uncountable
Word: karyokinesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From karyo- + -kinesis. 1. The process of change that takes place during the division of a cell nucleus at mitosis or meiosis. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: doeth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Cognate with Dutch doet. Pronunciation: /ˈduːɪθ/, /ˈduːəθ/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of do Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Word: wivern Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wyvern. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Lysol Part of Speech: name Etymology: Brand name, from lysis + -ol. 1. A liquid antiseptic and disinfectant; a mixture of cresols and soap.
Word: mainline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From main + line. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/ 1. Normal, principal or standard. Labels: not-comparable 2. Not fundamentalist, charismatic or evangelical. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: At a time when mainline denominations are engaged in massive closures of small rural churches, independent charismatics are strategically helping to rechurch rural Canada. Example: This doesn’t necessarily mean Christians are joining mainline congregations — the survey measures self-identification, not church affiliation. It is, nevertheless, a striking turnabout after years when mainline Protestantism was considered moribund and evangelical Christianity full of dynamism. 3. Of or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway. Labels: not-comparable 4. Of or pertaining to a surface-level heavy rail system as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one. Labels: not-comparable 5. Of or pertaining to national or long-distance rail network operators as opposed to urban and suburban operators. Labels: not-comparable Example: Merseyrail and mainline services affected by downpour with more heavy rain forecast Example: Well-publicised flexible ticketing options are needed for both visitors and workers, integrated across the entire journey: from outside the capital all the way into central London, considering both TfL and mainline rail services. 6. Pertaining to a direct route between two major ports. Labels: not-comparable 7. Of a sequence of opening moves: being part of a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play"). Labels: not-comparable Example: After 3 e5 the Czech Benoni Defense is created. Unlike the mainline 3 e6, which aims for tactical counterplay in the center, Black aims for solidity there. He will choose later what flank to attack on. Example: Short's pragmatic approach to the match was to avoid mainline theory and the teenager's computer preparation.
Word: mainline Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From main + line. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/ 1. To inject (a drug) directly into a vein. Labels: slang Example: The patient skinpopped for 1½ years and then started to mainline heroin. 2. To consume voraciously. Labels: broadly, informal, transitive Example: Last month, she lamented that her busy campaign schedule had kept her from mainlining Amazon’s new “Rings of Power” series. 3. To integrate (code, etc.) into the main repository for a software project, rather than separate forks. Labels: transitive 4. To include (a prisoner) in the general population of a prison. Labels: transitive
Word: mainline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From main + line. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/ 1. An airline's main operating unit, as opposed to codeshares or regional subsidiaries. 2. The principal route or line of a railway. 3. In longline fishing the central line to which the branch lines with baits are attached. 4. The pipeline carrying wastewater to the public drains or a septic tank. Example: Many plumbers will tell you they don't go off property since that is the local water company's responsibility. Most local water companies would prefer that, if a line is snaked, it is snaked all the way to the mainline connection. Example: In addition, opportunities exist for the introduction of these organisms into a system by means of broken or corroded piping, repair of existing mainlines, installation of new mains, back siphonage, and cross-connections, any of which may result in contamination of the water supply. 5. A principal vein into which a drug can be injected. Labels: slang Example: I'm searching for my mainline / I said I couldn't hit it sideways 6. The main repository for a software project, from which different versions (forks) may be split off. 7. Alternative form of main line. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: 8. ...Qe7! is the mainline and Black unpins with Nc6-d8-e6 […] 8. The general population of a prison.
Word: main line Part of Speech: noun 1. A standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play. Example: In that game, Carlsen sidestepped the main line of the Berlin Defense with 4 d4, hoping to unsettle Karjakin. That did not work, and chances were equal for most of the game. Example: 8.Qd2 is the old main line of the Poisoned Pawn from the days of Fischer and Kasparov. 2. Alternative form of mainline. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Gavin Johns, chairman of the Swanage Railway Trust, said: "I would like to thank our stakeholders for their far-sighted investment of £5.5 million to re-connect Swanage and Corfe Castle with the main line, which included £1.8m from the Government's coastal communities fund, so we could restore our 1950s heritage diesel trains for running on the main line."
Word: main line Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of mainline. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Caruana chose the Petroff 2 Nf3 Nf6, which used to be the weapon of choice for players aiming for a half point as Black, was relegated for some years due to the popularity of the Berlin 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nf6, but has returned to favour as the main line Berlin with an early queen swap has been outmoded by 4 d3.
Word: scantron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized trademark. By genericization of Scantron (from scan + -tron), a manufacturer and brand name of the devices. Pronunciation: /ˈskænˌtɹɒn/, /ˈskænˌtɹɑn/ 1. A device used to scan prepared forms used for multiple-choice and true-or-false testing. Labels: attributive, often Example: The Grievant, however, insisted on using the scantron himself. Example: 2008, Audrey Denise Bowser, Transforming Teacher Education to Support Multicultural Technology Pedagogy, PhD Dissertation, Iowa State University, page 66, Additionally, a scantron bubble sheet and a statement of informed consent were given to students for review and a signature was required before the survey was administered. 2. A prepared form for use in such a device.
Word: gigaflop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From giga- + flop. 1. A unit of measure for the calculating speed of a computer equal to one billion (10⁹) floating point operations per second. Example: The gigaflop supercomputers of today are almost useless. What is needed is a teraflop machine...
Word: scantrons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scantron Labels: form-of, plural
Word: main lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of main line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lilies-of-the-valley Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lily-of-the-valley Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lilies of the valley Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lily of the valley Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lightyears Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lightyear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: eelworms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eelworm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Adriatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Adriāticum, variant of Hadriātricum, from Hadria, ultimately from either: * an Etruscan settlement at the northern shore of the Adriatic Sea. * Illyrian *adur, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), related to Proto-Albanian *udrijā, or from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), in either case related to Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), more at water. Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea. Labels: not-comparable Example: She moves me not, or not removes, at least, Affection's edge in me, were she as rough As are the swelling Adriatic seas:
Word: Adriatic Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Adriāticum, variant of Hadriātricum, from Hadria, ultimately from either: * an Etruscan settlement at the northern shore of the Adriatic Sea. * Illyrian *adur, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), related to Proto-Albanian *udrijā, or from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), in either case related to Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), more at water. Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/ 1. A sea between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula; an extension of the Mediterranean located between the boot of Italy and the Dalmatian coast of the Balkans; in full, Adriatic Sea. Example: Her husband sail'd upon the Adriatic, And made some voyages, too, in other seas, Example: A strange story comes from the Adriatic.
Word: perdita Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin perdita (“lost woman”). 1. A woman who has fallen into prostitution. Labels: archaic
Word: schepen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch schepen. 1. A Dutch magistrate.
Word: passeggiata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian passeggiata. 1. A long, leisurely walk or stroll. Example: This was the food in the old dining room—the homely mensa—before some disgruntled worker blew the whistle, informing the health department that cockroaches had been seen strolling around the kitchen on a passeggiata.
Word: risque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See risqué. 1. Alternative form of risqué. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative Example: But despite being the first episode of The Simpsons to feature Marge [Simpson]'s naked butt, there's nothing particularly risque about any of the nudity—if anything, the pitchfork-wielding farmer's threat of "ass-forking" feels the most over the line.
Word: risque Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of risk. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: risque Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of risk. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: laserbeam Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of laser beam. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spacesuit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of space suit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gasmask Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gas mask. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: trench warfare Part of Speech: noun 1. Warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches and repeatedly fire at one another; usually involving high casualty rates over a long period of time. Labels: uncountable 2. Fighting of any sort which offers no hope of ending soon. Labels: broadly, figuratively, often, uncountable
Word: siege weapon Part of Speech: noun 1. A weapon (usually very large) used by the aggressor in siege warfare. Examples include trebuchets, catapults, cannon, etc.
Word: siege warfare Part of Speech: noun 1. Warfare in which the defender is trapped in a position (such as a fort or castle) while the attacker bombards and/or barricades them from outside. Labels: uncountable
Word: partite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō ▲ Latin partiō Latin partior Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin partītuslbor. English partite Learned borrowing from Latin partītus. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːtaɪt/, /ˈpɑɹˌtaɪt/, /ˈpɐːtɑet/, [ˈpɐːtɑe̯t] 1. Divided into parts. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pannenkoek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch pannenkoek. 1. Alternative form of pannekoek. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I realized that, for my husband, going out for Chinese food was similar to the Dutch going to eat pannenkoeken when they needed a place to gather their thoughts. Example: Serve a couple of spoonfuls of sautéed mushrooms on a weeknight pannenkoek with sliced or grated Gouda and mustard.
Word: gunk-hole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gunkhole. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gunk-hole Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of gunkhole. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gunkhole Part of Speech: noun 1. A small cove, especially a small fishing community.
Word: gunkhole Part of Speech: verb 1. To cruise in shallow coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.
Word: sunshiny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sunshine + -y. By surface analysis, sun + shine + y. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌʃaɪ.ni/ 1. Sunny; having, characterised by, full of, or illuminated by sunshine. Example: There are men that roll through life, like a fire-new red ball going across Mr. Lord's cricket-ground on a sunshiny day […] Example: A sunshiny shower / Won't last half an hour. 2. Beautiful and bright, as if illuminated by sunshine; radiant; beaming; glowing; resplendent; shining. Labels: figuratively Example: The blazing brightneſſe of her beauties beame, / And glorious light of her ſunſhyny face / To tell, vvere as to ſtriue against the ſtreame. Example: He to her lept vvith deadly dreadfull looke, / And her ſunſhynie helmet ſoon vnlaced, / Thinking at once both head and helmet to haue raced. 3. Cheerful; happy; pleasant. Labels: figuratively Example: a sunshiny disposition Example: Flowers can make any room sunshiny.
Word: gunkholing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gunkhole Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gunk-holing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gunk-hole Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: O RLY Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Internet abbreviation of oh really? First appeared around 2003 on the website Something Awful. 1. Expressing interest, usually with implied sarcasm or disdain. Labels: Internet, dated Example: Excessive use of Internet-speak, 1337-speak or chat fads (such as the "O RLY?" "YA RLY"! exchange) are banned. While these are acceptable in small doses, too much use is spamming and just plain annoying. Example: Comment by O RLY YA RLY — June 22, 2003 @ 15:10
Word: vacillating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of vacillate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vacillating Part of Speech: adj 1. Liable to vacillate.
Word: vacillating Part of Speech: noun 1. Vacillation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was vacillatings, misgivings, and deliberate calculations of this kind that paved the way […]
Word: travel system Part of Speech: noun 1. A pushchair with detachable carrycot or car seat.
Word: car seat Part of Speech: noun 1. A seat in a motor car. 2. Synonym of child safety seat. Example: DUBNER: Now, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, some officials there, after we published these findings in the New York Times, wrote a letter to the editor, and it said, "Our research consistently shows that child safety seats and booster seats significantly lower the risk of serious injury compared to seatbelts alone." They go on to say that your recommendations to rethink car-seat laws are "irresponsible and dangerous"... LEVITT: I think what's irresponsible and dangerous is accepting mediocrity, accepting our existing solutions as if they are the best solution. What I take away from the research is we've put in all of these laws about child car seats and we've built these contraptions but then when you look at the data, they're really not doing better, certainly not much better, than this other invention, which never had kids in mind and shouldn't work at all.
Word: preclusive Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pɹɛˈklu.sɪv/ 1. Serving to preclude.
Word: thoracoplasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thoraco- + -plasty. 1. Surgery of the chest, usually involving removal of ribs.
Word: tuboplasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plasty English tuboplasty From tube + -o- + -plasty. Pronunciation: /ˈtjuːbəˌplæstɪ/ 1. Surgery to repair one or both of the Fallopian tubes.
Word: preclusively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English preclusive Middle English -ly English -ly English preclusively From preclusive + -ly. Pronunciation: /pɹɛˈklu.sɪvˌli/ 1. In a preclusive manner; preventively.
Word: fallopian tube Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Fallopian tube. Labels: alt-of
Word: valvuloplasty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From valvulo- + -plasty. 1. Plastic surgery to repair a valve, such as a heart valve or venous valve.
Word: valvule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin valvula (“valve, little valve”) either directly or via French valvule, from Latin valva (“double door, valve”) + -ula (“-ule, -ling: forming diminutives”). Doublet of valvula. 1. A small valve. 2. A structure similar to a small valve.
Word: rhumbline Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of rhumb line. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vulvectomies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vulvectomy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allantois Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek ἀλλαντοειδής (allantoeidḗs, “sausage-shaped”). Compare Greek αλλαντικό (allantikó). Pronunciation: /əˈlæntəʊ.ɪs/ 1. A sac, having a number of functions, that develops in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles.
Word: rhumb line Part of Speech: noun 1. A line that cuts all meridians at the same angle, the path of a vessel that maintains a constant compass direction. Example: On portolan maps rhumb lines were all the go long before Mercator's time. […] It's a different matter putting a straight rhumb line on a map made for a round world. And on a map made for the whole world.
Word: syndromes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of syndrome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: amblygonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς (amblús, “blunt, dull”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle, corner”) + -ite. By surface analysis, ambly- + -gon + -ite. 1. A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: aluminophosphate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English alumino- French phosphateder. English phosphate English aluminophosphate From alumino- + phosphate. 1. Any of a large number of inorganic compounds whose structure is a combination of aluminate and phosphate often in complex three-dimensional forms; many of them are used as molecular sieves.
Word: amblypygid Part of Speech: noun 1. Any arachnid of order Amblypygi.
Word: glomped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of glomp Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: He just got glomped by a crazy fangirl.
Word: turtling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From turtle + -ing. 1. The hunting of turtles (the reptiles). Labels: uncountable 2. Turning turtle. Labels: uncountable 3. Any slow progression or build-up. Labels: figuratively, uncountable 4. A defensive strategy of avoiding conflict, by maintaining strong defense and little to no offense, while remaining in a fixed position. Labels: uncountable
Word: turtling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From turtle + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of turtle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: turtling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English turtle Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling English turtling From turtle + -ling. 1. A baby turtle. Example: Drowsy with dawn, barely asail, Buzzes the blue-bottle over the shale, Scared from the pool by the leaping trout; And the brood of turtlings clamber out On the log by their oozy house. Example: The turtle-lings, kept in safety until they are three months old, are then released into the wild.
Word: amblypygids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amblypygid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aluminophosphates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aluminophosphate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhumb lines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhumb line Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allantoises Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allantois Labels: form-of, plural
Word: allantoides Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of allantois Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rhumblines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rhumbline Labels: form-of, plural
Word: valvules Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of valvule Labels: form-of, plural
Word: valvulae Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of valvula Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of valvule Labels: form-of, plural, proscribed
Word: valvuloplasties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of valvuloplasty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cajolement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cajole Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English cajolement From cajole + -ment. 1. The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cajoler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cajole + -er. Pronunciation: /kəˈdʒəʊlə(ɹ)/ 1. A person who cajoles; a flatterer. 2. A speech act intended to persuade or convince, such as the utterance "you know".
Word: cajolery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French cajolerie, equivalent to cajole + -ery. Pronunciation: /kəˈd͡ʒoʊ.lə.ɹi/ 1. The act or practice of cajoling; cajolement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] by cajolery and innuendo she had persuaded him to go to the picture palace to be cheered up, and as it was now on the turn of eleven he might be expected back at any moment. Example: These women are experts at flattery, cajolery and sexual excitation, and also possess unusual talents for stirring up quarrels, stimulating jealousies and spreading slander and malicious rumors.
Word: tuboplasties Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tuboplasty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: car seats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of car seat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calamitously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English calamitous Middle English -ly English -ly English calamitously From calamitous + -ly. 1. In a calamitous manner.
Word: travel systems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of travel system Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calculatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English calculating Middle English -ly English -ly English calculatingly From calculating + -ly. 1. In a calculating manner.
Word: gunk-holes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gunk-hole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English capable Middle English -ly English -ly English capably From capable + -ly. 1. In a capable manner. Example: They will all go down in polar history as leaders, these men. I believe Bowers would also have made a great name for himself if he had lived, and few polar ships have been commanded as capably as was the Terra Nova, by Pennell. Example: Pederson capably channeled the emotions of every Dodgers fan in the building, punctuating his rowdy trip around the bases with a fist in the air, a chest-thump, a get-on-your-feet gesture to the crowd and a double-barreled finger-point to his dugout.
Word: siege weapons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of siege weapon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: capitally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English capital Middle English -ly English -ly English capitally From capital + -ly. 1. Chiefly; principally. 2. Excellently. Labels: dated Example: We enjoyed ourselves capitally. Example: "And I'll get into this vehicle," he said. "The horse is quiet, and the princess drives capitally." 3. By capital punishment. Labels: not-comparable Example: It was decreed regarding him also, that whoever should say he had been a man should be capitally punished.
Word: bombards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bombard Labels: form-of, plural 2. Padded breeches. Labels: obsolete
Word: bombards Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bombard Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cattily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English catty Middle English -ly English -ly English cattily From catty + -ly. 1. In a catty manner.
Word: gasmasks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gasmask Labels: form-of, plural
Word: changelessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English changeless Middle English -ly English -ly English changelessly From changeless + -ly. 1. In a changeless manner.
Word: spacesuits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spacesuit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: laserbeams Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of laserbeam Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cajolers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cajoler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: charily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English chary Middle English -ly English -ly English charily From chary + -ly. 1. In a chary manner.
Word: charitably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English charitable Middle English -ly English -ly English charitably From charitable + -ly. 1. In a charitable manner. Example: Both of those albums contained lots of what's charitably called filler--in the form of noodly hip-hop-inspired loops that never went anywhere--and it took the band five years to release the new Handcream for a Generation (Wiija/Beggars Banquet). Example: ... pairtly married, but specially of this bearer, and requests you maist affectiously to receive him and use him charitably, as ye are bound, both be the law of nature and grace, as also, to contribute your helping hand and assistance, […]
Word: charmingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English charming Middle English -ly English -ly English charmingly From charming + -ly. 1. In a charming manner. Example: How charmingly sweet you sing. Example: This does not take into account the tens of thousands of New Yorkers who are harmlessly and charmingly insane in a peculiarly Manhattanite manner.
Word: muggles Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of muggle (“marijuana”). Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: muggles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of muggle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chattily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English chatty Middle English -ly English -ly English chattily From chatty + -ly. 1. In a chatty manner.
Word: chauvinistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English chauvinistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English chauvinistically From chauvinistic + -ally. 1. In a chauvinistic manner; with excessive patriotism or unwarranted bias.
Word: chauvinistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English chauvinist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chauvinistic From chauvinist + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists. Labels: derogatory Example: It would be smallmindedly chauvinistic to pretend that Scotland was other than a strong participant in the furthering of British Imperial ambitions.
Word: cheekily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cheeky Middle English -ly English -ly English cheekily From cheeky + -ly. 1. In a cheeky or impudent manner. Example: The time passed. The two mice, careering wildly, scampered cheekily over his slippers. He had not moved a muscle. Example: Now, Vimeo user Alejandro Prullansky has compiled a super cut of Anderson's slo-mo shots from across the director's filmography, charmingly – and maybe a tad cheekily – set to The Shins' "New Slang."
Word: cheerlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cheerless Middle English -ly English -ly English cheerlessly From cheerless + -ly. 1. In a cheerless manner.
Word: chidingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English chiding Middle English -ly English -ly English chidingly From chiding + -ly. 1. In a chiding manner. Example: "You shouldn't have stayed up so long," she said chidingly.
Word: chiding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of chide Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present