nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: plenitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English plenitude, that borrowed from Anglo-Norman plenitude, Middle French plenitude, and their source, Latin plēnitūdō. Pronunciation: /ˈplɛnɪtjuːd/ 1. Fullness; completeness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The idea that the love of Philimore had abated, when hers for him seemed in its plenitude, was a most severe aggravation of her misfortune. Example: Louis ignored him, recalling the parlements to the plenitude of their powers on 23 September. 2. Fullness (of the moon). Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An abundance; a full supply. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mankind's old greatness was created in scarcity. But what may we expect from plenitude? 4. The metaphysical idea that the universe contains everything that is possible. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: preferable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From prefer + -able, probably after Middle French preferable. Compare preference, preferential, etc. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛf.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/, /ˈpɹef.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/, /ˈpɹef.ɹə.b(ə)l/, /pɹəˈfɜː.ɹə.b(ə)l/ 1. Better than some other option; preferred. Example: This work has been the care and ſtudy of ſome years; as far as health, and other affairs, would permit. For, this appeared, to the author, of as much greater importance, than any other hiſtory whatever; as morality and religion are more excellent, than any temporal affairs; and the hiſtory of true religion, præferrable to that of impoſtures and deluſions. Example: It is not to the point that an inequality of material goods, at high levels, may not be preferable to an equality of material goods at a lower level, precisely for such reasons as self-respect.
Word: putrify Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of putrefy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: putrescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Attested since circa 1730, from Latin pūtrēscēns (“rotting”), present participle of pūtrēscō (“rot”). Pronunciation: /pjuˈtɹɛsənt/ 1. Becoming putrid; putrefying. Example: When it is combined with that quantity of water with which it is found united in the gall-bladder, it is not more putrescent than the serum of the blood Example: This same reason accounts to a considerable extent for the fact, that soft steeping liquor, if seldom changed, becomes much more putrescent than hard water retained with the same barleys for a similar period in cistern.
Word: predominance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From predominant + -ance. By surface analysis, pre- + dominance. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈdɒmɪnəns/ 1. The condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence, preponderance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Inside classrooms and lecture theatres, all signage is in English, as is the signage in the staff office blocks. There were only three exceptions to this complete predominance of English.
Word: Pleiad Part of Speech: name 1. A group of 16th-century French poets who sought to enrich the French language. Labels: historical
Word: Pleiad Part of Speech: noun 1. Any one of the Pleiades. Labels: Greek 2. A member of the Pleiades cluster. Labels: demonym
Word: pleiad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from the English Pleiades, divine sisters in Greek mythology who were believed to have been placed in the heavens as a well known group of seven stars. 1. A group of illustrious or talented people, especially one with seven members.
Word: penological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English penology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English penological From penology + -ical. 1. Of, or relating to penology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: penologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English penological Middle English -ly English -ly English penologically From penological + -ly. 1. In terms of penology. Labels: not-comparable Example: The DOC has offered no evidence to suggest that these actions were taken for any other reason, penologically legitimate or otherwise.
Word: prediluvian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English diluvian English prediluvian From pre- + diluvian. 1. Before the Flood; antediluvian. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prediluvian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English diluvian English prediluvian From pre- + diluvian. 1. One who lived before the Flood; an antediluvian. Example: When Noah in ark, with his ſons did embark, / Prediluvians, uplifted and pompous, / Deem’d his nautical ſcheme a fantaſtical dream, / And pronounc’d the projector non compos. Example: […] for the British have in 1,500 years progressed from an initial stage that was probably inferior to that of the prediluvians, and any shipbuilding that they learned from earlier races was a hindrance, not a help.
Word: film badge holder Part of Speech: noun 1. A device for holding a film badge which acts not only as a holder, but also as a spectrum analyser, to allow determination of the dose in sieverts.
Word: puristic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English purist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English puristic From purist + -ic. 1. Of, or relating to purism or purists.
Word: purgation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English purgacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman purgacion, itself borrowed from Latin pūrgātiō; equivalent to purge + -ation. Pronunciation: /pɜːˈɡeɪʃn/, /pɜɹˈɡeɪʃn/ 1. The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] Lanfrank takes Notice of Tract. 3. Doct. 3. cap. 18. ſaying, "I have ſeen many who being full of Humours, have made an Iſſue under the Knee, before due Purgation had been premis'd; whence, by reaſon of the too great Defluxion of Humours, the Legs tumified, ſo that the cauterized Place corrupted, and a Cancer (or rather cacoethic Ulcer) was thereby made, with which great Difficulty was cur'd." Example: Seven or eight annual bloodings, and as many purgations — such was the common regimen the theory prescribed to ensure continuance of health[…]. 2. The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Secondly, The branches of Plants have been us'd in religious Purgations or Expiations. In the Moſaical Law there was one general kind of Sacrifice commanded for Purgation, which conſiſted of an Heifer ſacrificed and burnt to Aſhes; with which, and ſpring water, a Lee was made to ſerve for many ſorts of Purgations. Example: Records concerning the individual purgations, which tell us about the crime of the offender and the date of his release, are much more capriciously registered: four dioceses, or some eight counties, yield only fifty-four examples between 1450 and 1530; out of twenty-four registers eleven have no such entries. 3. Exoneration or the act undertaken to achieve exoneration. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Thus do all traitors; If their purgation did consist in words, They are as innocent as grace itself. Let it suffice thee that I trust thee not. Example: If any man doubt that, let him put me to my purgation. I have trod a measure; I have flatt'red a lady; I have been politic with my friend, smooth with mine enemy; I have undone three tailors; I have had four quarrels, and like to have fought one.
Word: penmanship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pen Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English -manship English penmanship From pen + -manship. 1. Synonym of handwriting or chirography, one's own style of writing. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Synonym of calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: penlight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pen Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light English penlight From pen + light. 1. A small torch or flashlight that resembles a fountain pen.
Word: playoff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from play off; by surface analysis, play + -off. 1. A final game in a series needed to break a tie. 2. A short series of games to select a league champion. Labels: Canada, US 3. A short series of games to select the last team to be promoted (to elevate to a higher league). Labels: UK 4. A short piece of underscore played during a scene transition in a stage musical, usually reprising a song from the preceding scene.
Word: precising definition Part of Speech: noun 1. An extension to a lexical definition for a specific purpose by including additional criteria that narrow down the set of things meeting the definition.
Word: craftsmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of craftsman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: corgis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of corgi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: binturongs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of binturong Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tavernas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taverna Labels: form-of, plural
Word: collaborative creation Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of theater where the script is not written in advance, but develops from collaborative, usually improvisatory, work, often by the performers themselves. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: who ate all the pies Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used pejoratively against a fat person. Labels: UK, colloquial, derogatory, rhetoric Example: Who ate all the pies? Who ate all the pies? You fat bastard, you fat bastard, you ate all the pies. Loser!
Word: knout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Via French knout from Russian кнут (knut), from Old East Slavic кнутъ (knutŭ), from Old Norse knútr (“knot in a cord”). Doublet of knot, node, and nodus. Pronunciation: /naʊt/, [nʌʊt] 1. A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia. Example: In Moscow, a Court carbonadoes / His ignorant serfs with the knout; / […] / But Eton has crueller terrors / Than these,—in the Windsor Express. Example: Torture in a public school is as much licensed as the knout in Russia.
Word: knout Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Via French knout from Russian кнут (knut), from Old East Slavic кнутъ (knutŭ), from Old Norse knútr (“knot in a cord”). Doublet of knot, node, and nodus. Pronunciation: /naʊt/, [nʌʊt] 1. To flog or beat with a knout. Example: Different, isn’t it? It’s called kava, by the way. The Fijians make it by knouting some root or other.
Word: Dani Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdæni/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Danielle and of its variant forms. 2. A rare spelling variant of Danny, diminutive of the male given name Daniel.
Word: Dani Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an Italian, Slovak (Dáni), Romanian, and German surname, from diminutives of the given name Daniel. * As an Albanian surname, from Dan, a short form of the Islamic name Ramadan. * As an Indian surname, borrowed from Gujarati દાણી (dāṇī), from Sanskrit दानिन् (dānin, “giving, generous”). 1. A surname from Gujarati.
Word: taverna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Greek ταβέρνα (tavérna), from Latin taberna. Doublet of taberna and tavern. Pronunciation: /təˈvɜː(ɹ)nə/, /təˈvɛə(ɹ)nə/ 1. A small Greek restaurant. Example: The streets of Palizzi, through which no Englishman perhaps had as yet descended, were swarming with perfectly naked, berry-brown children, and before I reached the taverna I could hardly make my way through the gathering crowd of astonished mahogany Cupids. The taverna was but a single dark room, […]; still it was a better resting-place than the hut at Condufóri, inasmuch as it was free from many intruders. Example: In the tavernas of Loutro I had the best octopus I’ve ever eaten, grilled simply with garlic, olive oil and sage over a charcoal fire.
Word: corresponds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of correspond Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: collection society Part of Speech: noun 1. Any organisation which manages or administers copyright or rights related to copyright as its sole purpose or as one of its main purposes
Word: vaginal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin vāgīnālis, from vāgīna (“a covering, sheath; the vagina”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to vagina + -al. Pronunciation: /vəˈd͡ʒʌɪ.nəl/, /ˈvæd͡ʒ.ən.əl/ 1. Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina. Labels: not-comparable, relational Example: You may have a vaginal birth, C-section, or surrogacy; it's up to you. Example: A non-hormonal birth control capsule that women can insert just before sex. A rape kit that gives victims more agency and streamlines the evidence collection process. An overhauled design for a 150-year-old tool used in postpartum vaginal tearing. 2. Of or relating to a theca. Labels: not-comparable, relational
Word: old-growth forest Part of Speech: noun 1. A forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: second-growth forest Part of Speech: noun 1. A forest which has been harvested and is regrowing.
Word: novation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin novātiō (“a renewing, rennovation”), from novō, from novus (“new”). Compare novel, novelty. Pronunciation: /noʊˈveɪʃən/ 1. Replacement of a contract with one or more new contracts, in particular in financial markets the replacement of a contract between a particular buyer and seller with contracts between the clearing house and each party. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1998, London Clearing House, submission to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission http://www.cftc.gov/opa/press98/opa4163-98-att.htm Netting by novation will occur immediately upon registration of the transaction in the SCM's name. Example: A similar novation of infrastructure ownership was seen as a logical development for the operation of Merseyrail services. But this has remained with Network Rail, […]. 2. A new contract between the original contracting parties whereby the first obligation is extinguished and a new obligation is substituted. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An example of a novation is where an original debt which was payable in two instalments is novated to become payable in five installments.
Word: Legendre symbol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after French mathematician Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752–1833), who introduced the symbol in 1798 in his work Essai sur la Théorie des Nombres ("Essay on the Theory of Numbers"). 1. A mathematical function of an integer and a prime number, written (a/p), which indicates whether a is a quadratic residue modulo p. Example: 1994, James K. Strayer, Elementary Number Theory, Waveland Press, 2002, Reissue, page 109, Our only method at present for the computation of Legendre symbols requires a possible consideration of (p-1)/2 congruences (unless, of course, we are fortunate enough to encounter the desired quadratic residue along the way). Example: The Jacobi symbol, which generalizes the Legendre symbol, sheds some additional light on how to determine whether (7.29) has solutions when m has two or more distinct prime factors.
Word: Jacobi symbol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after German mathematician Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, who introduced the notation in 1837. 1. A mathematical function of integer a and odd positive integer b, generally written (a/b), based on, for each of the prime factors pᵢ of b, whether a is a quadratic residue or nonresidue modulo pᵢ. Example: 2000, Song Y. Yan, Number Theory for Computing, Springer, 2000, Softcover reprint, page 114, Although the Jacobi symbol ((1009)/(2307))=1, we still cannot determine whether or not the quadratic congruence 1009=x²(mod 2307) is soluble. Remark 1.6.10. Jacobi symbols can be used to facilitate the calculation of Legendre symbols. Example: With more than two factors, having a Jacobi symbol of 1 only means that x may be a quadratic non-residue modulo an even number of factors only. Thus in the general case, the Jacobi symbol is not enough to test for the existence of a discrete logarithm. Thanks to this efficient test, given any public process, for example based on a hash function, that transforms the identity of a user into a number x modulo N, this number can directly be used as the user's public key if its Jacobi symbol is 1.
Word: quadratic reciprocity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The theorem highlights a particular form of reciprocity in the solvability of the quadratic equation a² = b in modular arithmetic. It was conjectured by Leonhard Euler and Adrien-Marie Legendre and first proved by Carl Friedrich Gauss. 1. The mathematical theorem which states that, for given odd prime numbers p and q, the question of whether p is a square modulo q is equivalent to the question of whether q is a square modulo p. Labels: uncountable Example: Yes, but we need not only Quadratic Reciprocity but also Dirichlet's theorem on primes in arithmetic progressions to see this. Example: Gauss studied these sorts of numbers while attempting to formulate and prove higher order reciprocity laws, following his success with quadratic reciprocity.
Word: limit up Part of Speech: noun 1. A condition where the price of the commodity has risen by the maximum daily amount permitted by the exchange. Labels: uncountable
Word: limit down Part of Speech: noun 1. A condition in which the market price of a commodity has fallen by the maximum daily amount permitted by the exchange. Labels: uncountable Example: Orange Juice - May & July fell to 5.00-cent limit DOWN ahead of Cold Storage report on 1/21. — Moore Research Center Inc 01/21/2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20051222001650/http://www.mrci.com/client/update.htm
Word: triple witching Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The idea of witching for these days is from the unusual patterns of trading that can occur ahead of the contract expiries. 1. Simultaneous expiry on US markets of stock index futures, stock index options, and stock options, which took place on the third Friday of March, June, September, and December. (With the introduction of single stock futures those days are now quadruple witching.) Labels: uncountable
Word: quadruple witching Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The idea of witching for these days is from the unusual patterns of trading that can occur ahead of the contract expiries. 1. Simultaneous expiry on US markets of stock index futures, stock index options, stock options, and single stock futures, which takes place on the third Friday of March, June, September, and December. (Prior to single stock futures those days were triple witching.) Labels: uncountable
Word: pearling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pearl Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Used a pointed tip today and learned why I kept pearling with my round tipped board. Round noses like to dig into the water, causing frustrating wipeouts.
Word: pearling Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which grain is pearled. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The barley underwent three pearlings in a pearler. 2. The process of hunting for pearls. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: fishing and pearling craft
Word: Maryland bridge Part of Speech: noun 1. A dental prosthetic replacing a missing tooth by a bridging piece which is glued to the backs of the adjacent teeth (as opposed to an ordinary dental bridge, which is attached by grinding down the adjacent teeth and covering them).
Word: Gallomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gallo- (“French”) + -mania. 1. An obsession with, or excessive admiration of, all things French. Labels: uncountable
Word: azerty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the first six letters on the top row of the standard French keyboard. 1. Having or using the layout of a French/Francophone keyboard. Labels: not-comparable
Word: réseau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French réseau (“network”). 1. A system of lines forming small squares of standard size, which is photographed, by a separate exposure, on the same plate with star images to facilitate measurements, detect changes of the film, etc. 2. In lace, a ground or foundation of regular meshes.
Word: liposuction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- English suction English liposuction From lipo- + suction. Pronunciation: /ˈlai.poʊˌsʌk.ʃn̩/, /ˈlɪ.poʊˌsʌk.ʃn̩/ 1. A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Wasn't my Mom a betty? She died when I was just a baby. A fluke accident during a routine liposuction. I don't remember her, but I like to pretend she still watches over me. Example: Dr. Peter Normann, the physician who performed liposuctions and other procedures, has been charged in Superior Court with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of manslaughter.
Word: liposuction Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- English suction English liposuction From lipo- + suction. Pronunciation: /ˈlai.poʊˌsʌk.ʃn̩/, /ˈlɪ.poʊˌsʌk.ʃn̩/ 1. To remove by liposuction. Example: It’s not easy to get curves like theirs. The most common type of buttock enhancement, called the “Brazilian Butt Lift,” involves liposuctioning fat from the thighs or hips, purifying it, and then re-injecting it into the buttocks. Example: When Randi Wright got a Brazilian butt lift in 2020 — a complex surgery in which fat is liposuctioned from the abdomen or lower back or other fleshy parts and used to enlarge and shape the buttocks — she knew she couldn’t afford the most expensive post-op care.
Word: midair Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mid (adjetive) + air (noun). Pronunciation: /(ˈ)mɪdˈɛɹ/ 1. In the act of flight; airborne. Labels: not-comparable Example: Oh, can’t you?” The Manager paused in his midair flight and regarded the child anxiously. “ Well, if that’s the case,” he added at last, “ we can put you in the movies.” Example: Hawks, falcons and other raptors share traits that make them formidable hunters. Strong legs with talons can grab and hold their victims. Hooked bills can bite and tear at their prey. And keen eyes search far and wide for their next meal. Owls see well in the dark and hunt at night, but hawks and falcons are active during the day. These diurnal raptors share another trait: phenomenal flying ability. They can soar to great heights and fly at amazing speeds. Sharp shinned and Cooper's hawks dash through the woods after small birds, steering between tangled limbs with their rudder -like tails. Merlins — blue jay-sized falcons — accelerate so fast that they earned the nickname "bullet hawk." North America's smallest falcon, the kestrel, flies into the wind, beats its wings rapidly and hovers while scanning the ground for food. The champion fliers of all are peregrine falcons. When a soaring peregrine spots a meal on the wing, it folds its wings and dives for a midair strike. A peregrine's stoop often reaches 90 miles per hour.
Word: midair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mid (adjetive) + air (noun). Pronunciation: /(ˈ)mɪdˈɛɹ/ 1. The condition of being airborne. Labels: uncountable Example: The leaping dog spun around in midair. Example: The rooms seemed to run on for blocks, stuffed with automata human and animal assembled and in pieces, disappearing-cabinets, tables that would float in midair and other trick furniture, Davenport figures with dark-rimmed eyes in sinister faces, lengths of perfect black velvet and multicolored silk brocade a-riot with Oriental scenes […] 2. A collision between two or more aerospace vehicles in flight. Labels: countable
Word: vaso- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English vaso- From Latin vās + -o-. By surface analysis, vas + -o-. Pronunciation: /ˌveɪsə(ʊ)/ 1. Pertaining to blood vessels or the vascular system. Labels: morpheme
Word: vas- Part of Speech: prefix 1. vas deferens Labels: morpheme
Word: bed hair Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of bedhead. Labels: uncountable
Word: dissection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dissectiōnem, perhaps via Middle French dissection. By surface analysis, dissect + -ion. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛkʃən/, /daɪˈsɛkʃən/ 1. The act of dissecting. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something dissected. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A minute and detailed examination or analysis. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable 4. Surgical removal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: neck dissection Example: lymph node dissection
Word: dissonance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French dissonance, from Latin dissonantia; by surface analysis, dis- + son- + -ance. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪsənəns/, /ˈdɪsənɪns/ 1. A harsh, discordant combination of sounds. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A state of disagreement or conflict. Labels: uncountable Example: Cognitive dissonance exists when a person possesses two cognitions, one of which is contradictory to the other 4. An instance of that state. Labels: countable Example: In this polyphony of images in the unconscious which is beyond and outside historical time, there are complex harmonies but no dissonances: the images do not clash, but that, of course, is an aesthetic judgment and not a scientific one.
Word: demijohn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partial calque of French dame-jeanne (literally “Lady Jane”), of uncertain origin. Note that the French Jeanne (“Jane, feminine of John”) has changed to the masculine form John, rather than the cognate English Jane. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛmɪdʒɒn/ 1. A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork. Example: “Reckon it's first-drink time,” the old prospector cried cheerily, and unearthed Monica's two-gallon demijohn. Example: Toby, placing his gold-rimmed spectacles on his nose, set our dinner to simmer and uncorked a demijohn of the old Verfeuille red which glowed in our glasses with the embers of old recollections of half-forgotten journeys and excursions of our youth by the light of the moon.
Word: feather pen Part of Speech: noun 1. A quill pen.
Word: featherbed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English feather Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English featherbed From feather + bed. 1. A mattress stuffed with feathers. 2. An area of bog where a layer of moss covers a pool of water or mud, presenting a hazard to walkers who may fall through it. (Also in UK and Irish placenames.) Labels: UK, especially Example: There are mires, bogs, and 'featherbeds' or quaking bogs. With the first two, look for the tussocks of heavy grass or rushes around the edges, which offer a relatively firm footing, but if you see a stretch of bright green sphagnum moss, for God's sake stay away from it. The moss is a mat covering a pit of wet ooze; […] Example: […] bog. The writers and the old fellows you meet in pubs will tell you to look out for grass or 'bright green areas', and to fear the land that looks the easiest; but bogs - 'featherbeds', the locals call them - might be marked[…] 3. A soft, slow pitch of predictable bounce.
Word: featherbed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English feather Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English featherbed From feather + bed. 1. To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle. Labels: transitive 2. To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement. Labels: intransitive
Word: feather bed Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of featherbed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fistulogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fistula Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor. English -gram English fistulogram From fistula + -o- + -gram. 1. An X-ray taken of a fistula after a contrast medium has been injected.
Word: oxyhemoglobin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of oxyhaemoglobin. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: lifehack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From life + hack. Apparently based upon a comparison between real life and the digital sphere (and, perhaps, video games). Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪfˌhæk/ 1. Any process or technique that reduces the chaos in one's life and makes it easier to manage, or more convenient. Labels: colloquial 2. The sharing or communication of such a technique: synonym of life pro tip (but see usage note). Labels: colloquial
Word: lepto- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek λέπω (lépō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós)bor. English lepto- Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”). 1. thin, fine, narrow, slender Labels: morpheme 2. lepton Labels: morpheme
Word: lept- Part of Speech: prefix 1. form of lepto- before a vowel Labels: form-of, morpheme
Word: Markan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Mark Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Markan From Mark + -an. 1. Of, or relating to Mark the Evangelist. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mamu Part of Speech: noun 1. An aboriginal people of Australia. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Mamu Part of Speech: name 1. Their language.
Word: Matthean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Matthaeus (“Matthew”) + -an. 1. Of or relating to Matthew the Apostle. Labels: not-comparable
Word: merlot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Merlot. Labels: alt-of, uncountable, usually
Word: oxo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oxo- From oxygen + -o-. Pronunciation: /ɒk.sə(ʊ)/, /ɑk.soʊ/, /ɑk.sə/ 1. Oxygen. Labels: morpheme 2. Having a methylene group replaced by a carbonyl group. Labels: morpheme
Word: mandraulic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of manual + hydraulic. 1. labor-intensive Labels: informal
Word: NaN Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /næn/ 1. Acronym of not a number, applied to numeric values that represent an undefined or unrepresentable value, such as zero divided by itself. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: NAN Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Assembly of Nigeria. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NAN Part of Speech: noun 1. NMDA antagonist neurotoxicity. 2. Alternative form of NaN (not a number) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: PGL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Professional Gamers League. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: repartition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French répartition. 1. A distribution or apportioning of something again. 2. The formatting of a hard drive, a database, etc. into different partitions.
Word: repartition Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French répartition. 1. To format (a hard drive, a database, etc.) into different partitions. Labels: transitive
Word: repartition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English partition English repartition From re- + partition. 1. a partitioning of something in a different manner
Word: repartition Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English partition English repartition From re- + partition. 1. to partition again Labels: transitive
Word: poniard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French poignard (whence -ard), from poing (“fist”), from Old French poing, from Latin pugnus (“fist”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɒnjəd/, /ˈpɒnjɑːd/, /ˈpɑnjɚd/ 1. A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade. Labels: historical Example: The sir King ha's wag'd with him six Barbary horses, / against the which he impon'd as I take it, sixe French / Rapiers and Poniards, with their assignes, as Girdle, / Hangers or so[…]. Example: You yeoman phevvterer, conduct mee to / The Lady of the manſion, or my poniard / Shall diſemboge thy ſoule.
Word: poniard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French poignard (whence -ard), from poing (“fist”), from Old French poing, from Latin pugnus (“fist”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɒnjəd/, /ˈpɒnjɑːd/, /ˈpɑnjɚd/ 1. To stab with a poniard. Example: Manfred […] would have poignarded the peasant in their arms.
Word: plasma accelerator Part of Speech: noun 1. A particle accelerator that uses plasma as the medium of the accelerating field instead of a vacuum, to obtain a larger accelerating gradient.
Word: plasma acceleration Part of Speech: noun 1. A method for accelerating electrically charged particles with a large-amplitude electron plasma wave. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: LBWA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of laser beat wave accelerator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PWFA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of plasma wakefield acceleration. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: DBGT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Dragon Ball GT. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Billy no mates Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who has few or no friends. Labels: UK, slang
Word: linac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of linear accelerator. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪnæk/ 1. A linear particle accelerator. Example: Usually such ‘linacs’ are short, low-energy machines, but they can be high energy and lengthy, as at the Stanford Linear Accelerator in California.
Word: MHD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of magnetohydrodynamics. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Marine Histories Doctorate (a degree in underwater archaeology and is also shown as a Doctor of Marine Histories or DMH). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: MHD Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of magnetohydrodynamic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: Jaysus Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒeɪzəs/ 1. Jesus Labels: Ireland, informal
Word: tom-tit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the common given name Tom and tit, as in titmouse. 1. Any of various birds in the Paridae family, especially the great tit (Parus major) or blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus). 2. Petroica macrocephala, the miromiro or New Zealand tit, a bird of the Petroicidae (Australasian robin) family.
Word: tomtit Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tom-tit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: speculate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin speculātus, perfect active participle of speculor (“to watch, observe, examine, spy”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from specula (“a watchtower”), ultimately from speciō (“to look at”). Pronunciation: /ˈspɛk.jʊˌleɪt/, /ˈspɛk.jəˌleɪt/, /ˈspek.jəˌlæɪt/ 1. To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: It is remarkable that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society. 2. To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture. Labels: intransitive Example: We can speculate that in many instances the sharks are not feeding on their victims, but only in a few cases can we guess what they are doing. Example: It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […]. 3. To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble. Labels: intransitive Example: Some preliminary legal arrangements were made, but the scheme proceeded no further, as the various local authorities concerned were unwilling to speculate public funds on what was, even at that date, a will o' the wisp. 4. To anticipate which branch of code will be chosen and execute it in advance. Labels: intransitive
Word: spazzy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: from spastic 1. clumsy, inept Labels: slang
Word: elbow room Part of Speech: noun 1. Room (space) in which to move or maneuver. Labels: uncountable Example: There wasn't that much elbow room in the aircraft. 2. Freedom or leeway. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: The employees really don't have much elbow room in which to explore new ideas.
Word: spatulamancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin spatula (“shoulder blade”) + -mancy 1. divination using the shoulder blade of an animal Labels: uncountable
Word: spartan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By analogy with the ancient Spartans, who famously possessed these qualities. Pronunciation: /ˈspɑː(ɹ)tən/ 1. Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial. Example: I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom. Example: The engine was Class "3" 2-6-2 tank No. 82013, with Driver Sampson (Exmouth), and its roomy draught-free cab was a striking contrast to the spartan comfort offered on the Drummond tank. 2. Resolute in the face of danger or adversity. Example: The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death. 3. Lacking in decoration and luxury. Example: After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife. Example: [I]t was furnished with the spartan simplicity which characterizes womanless quarters.
Word: Spartan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Spartan, Spertan, from Latin Spartānus, from Sparta + -ānus, equivalent to Sparta + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈspɑɹtən/ 1. A citizen of Sparta; a native or inhabitant of Sparta. 2. A red apple cultivar from British Columbia, Canada.
Word: Spartan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English Spartan, Spertan, from Latin Spartānus, from Sparta + -ānus, equivalent to Sparta + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈspɑɹtən/ 1. Of or relating to Sparta or its citizens. 2. Alternative letter-case form of spartan. Labels: alt-of
Word: soursop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sour + sop. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊəɹˌsɒp/ 1. A small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata. 2. The tart, spiny, yellow-green fruit of this tree. Example: For a plant whose preferred growing region is the temperate zone of North America, the pawpaw is an uncannily exotic-tasting delicacy, a far-flung cousin of the tropical soursop, or guanábana. 3. Alternative form of soursob. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: soulless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English soulelez; equivalent to soul + -less. Compare Old English sāwollēas; the Middle English word likely is a re-formation. Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊl.ləs/, /ˈsoʊl.ləs/, [ˈsoʊɫ.ləs] 1. As if without a soul; insensitive, unfeeling. Example: Go backe I warrant thee: but Ile catch thine eyes / Though they had wings. Slaue, Soule-leſſe, Villain, Dog. / O rarely baſe! Example: Oh! who young Leila's glance could read / And keep that portion of his creed / Which saith, that woman is but dust, / A soulless toy for tyrant's lust?
Word: Syrophoenician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Syro- + Phoenician. 1. An inhabitant of the Phoenician part of Syria.
Word: Syrophoenician Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Syro- + Phoenician. 1. Of or relating to the Phoenician part of Syria.
Word: symptomatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French symptomatique, from New Latin symptomaticus, from Ancient Greek συμπτωματικός (sumptōmatikós, “of or pertaining to a chance (or a symptom), casual”), from σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “a symptom”). By surface analysis, symptom + -atic. Pronunciation: /ˌsɪmp.təˈmæt.ɪk/ 1. Showing symptoms. Example: It is important to observe symptomatic cats out of the carrier, on the floor in a safe, escape-proof room. Swelling, heat, and pain in one or more joints can explain many signs, including lameness, malaise, and fever. 2. Constituting a symptom or indication; characteristic, indicative. Labels: broadly Example: The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country. Example: Symptomatic of a shallow understanding and an unamiable temper. 3. Of a treatment, that only affects the symptoms of a disease without targeting the underlying cause. 4. Relating to symptomatics.
Word: symptomatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French symptomatique, from New Latin symptomaticus, from Ancient Greek συμπτωματικός (sumptōmatikós, “of or pertaining to a chance (or a symptom), casual”), from σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “a symptom”). By surface analysis, symptom + -atic. Pronunciation: /ˌsɪmp.təˈmæt.ɪk/ 1. A person exhibiting the symptoms of an illness.
Word: confessional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From confession + -al. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛʃənəl/, /kənˈfeʃənəl/ 1. In the manner or style of a confession. Example: The studied reticence of the poems in quatrains is opposed to the more confessional aspects of the monologue. 2. Officially practicing a particular shared religion, as a state or organization; see confessionalism (sense 1). Example: confessional community
Word: confessional Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French confessionnal. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛʃənəl/, /kənˈfeʃənəl/ 1. A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest. Example: The confessional's chief amusement has been seduction–in all the ages of the Church. Example: In one of the aisles there was an elaborately carved confessional box and I recognised the village priest in his heavy mountain boots and black cassock as he entered it and drew the dark velvet curtains behind him. 2. A confession. Example: When a 35-year-old Bill Clinton, famously the nation’s youngest former governor, set out in 1982 to reclaim the job he had lost two years earlier, he began with a remarkable televised confessional. “My daddy never had to whip me twice for the same thing,” Mr. Clinton told Arkansans in a campaign commercial, acknowledging voters’ anger over his having raised a hated vehicle fee and vowing to listen better if they gave him another chance as governor. 3. A filmed interview in which a cast member speaks directly into the camera commenting on the events of the episode. Example: These characters behave as crassly as they do in large part because producers of shows such as The Bachelor deprive them of all contact with the outside world ([…]) and ply them with alcohol, then goad them to unleash their petty grievances in filmed "confessionals". Example: We see Brooks seethe in a corner, and, in a cut to a confessional, he exaggerates the scene, saying, “I’m feeling really uncomfortable. Her vagina’s in my face.”
Word: toxicomania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From toxico- + -mania. Pronunciation: /ˌtɒksɪkəʊˈmeɪnɪə/, /ˌtɑksɪkoʊˈmeɪniə/ 1. an insane desire for poisonous or intoxicating substances
Word: timbromania Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From timbre (“postage stamp”) + -o- + -mania, borrowed from French timbromanie. 1. a passion for stamp collecting Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: tinct Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tynct (noun) and tincten, tyncten, tynkten (verb), borrowed from Latin tīnctus, past participle of tingō (“to tinge”). Doublet of tint. Pronunciation: /tɪŋkt/ 1. A tint or colour. Labels: archaic Example: blue of heaven's own tinct Example: [She] fashion'd for it / A case of silk, and braided thereupon / All the devices blazon'd on the shield / In their own tinct, […]
Word: tinct Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tynct (noun) and tincten, tyncten, tynkten (verb), borrowed from Latin tīnctus, past participle of tingō (“to tinge”). Doublet of tint. Pronunciation: /tɪŋkt/ 1. to tint, tinge or colour
Word: tinct Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English tynct (noun) and tincten, tyncten, tynkten (verb), borrowed from Latin tīnctus, past participle of tingō (“to tinge”). Doublet of tint. Pronunciation: /tɪŋkt/ 1. tinged or lightly coloured Example: The blew in black, the greene in gray is tinct, […]
Word: tinct Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tynct (noun) and tincten, tyncten, tynkten (verb), borrowed from Latin tīnctus, past participle of tingō (“to tinge”). Doublet of tint. Pronunciation: /tɪŋkt/ 1. Abbreviation of tincture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: sacrament of reconciliation Part of Speech: noun 1. The sacrament (sacred ritual) also called confession, involving contrition by a person, confessing sins to a priest, penance performed by the person, and absolution granted by the priest.
Word: toxo- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of toxi-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: toxi- Part of Speech: prefix 1. poison Labels: morpheme
Word: tox- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of toxi- before a vowel Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: toxico- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of toxi-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: diminished Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of diminish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: diminished Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/ 1. lessened, reduced Example: The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome. Example: Another well-known express to disappear on the same date was the Blue Comet of the Central of New Jersey, an all-coach luxury express which operated between New York and Atlantic City; in this case the reason is diminished patronage. 2. made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable Example: She felt diminished by the report card. 3. reduced by a semitone
Word: amnioscopy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From amnio- + -scopy. 1. Examination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid in the lowest part of the amniotic sac using an amnioscope introduced through the cervical canal.
Word: amnioscope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀμνῐ́ον (amnĭ́on)der. English amnio- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English amnioscope From amnio- + -scope. 1. A form of endoscope used to examine the amniotic cavity and its foetus.