nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pole vaulter Part of Speech: noun 1. An athlete who competes in the pole vault. Example: Indeed, with a world record‐holder or Olympic champion in almost every race, with six milers who have broken 4 minutes, eight high jumpers who can top 7 feet and seven pole vaulters who have cleared 17 feet, there is no way guessing how many Olympic champions‐elect will be on display in the hatbox over Penn Station.
Word: horseless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós? Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-? Proto-Indo-European *wers- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *wérsēn Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šā Proto-Iranian *(w)ŕ̥šāder.? Proto-Germanic *hrussą Proto-West Germanic *hross Old English hors Middle English hors English horse Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English horseless From horse + -less. 1. Without a horse. Labels: not-comparable Example: The stealthy Apaches waited until their pale-face friends were well asleep, and then with a piece of cow-hide, hard and thin, sawed out a section of the adobe wall, at the other end of the corral, and in the morning Los Americanos found themselves horseless and muleless. Example: As she puts it, "The flat green world of my parents' hogless, horseless farm – its dullness, its flies, its quiet ripped open daily by the fumes and whining of machinery – twisted away and left me with a brilliant city life of books and films and witty friends."
Word: herder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English herder, herdere, hurder (attested as a surname), an alteration of Middle English herde (“herder, herdsman”), from Old English hyrde, hierde (“herder”), from Proto-West Germanic *hirdī, from Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz, equivalent to herd + -er. Doublet of herd ("herder"), as in cowherd, goatherd, shepherd, etc. Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːdə/, /ˈhɝːdɚ/ 1. One who herds. Example: Near-synonym: herdsman
Word: hair-raising Part of Speech: adj 1. Causing fear or anxiety; scary. Labels: idiomatic
Word: let one's hair down Part of Speech: verb 1. To relax and enjoy oneself. Labels: idiomatic Example: Cut loose, let your hair down honey / Unwind, turn the lights down low / Relax, let's uncork the stopper / Come to papa, come on let's go Example: He should help himself before he tries to help someone else. If he's afraid someone will know him he should move to a new residence and let his hair down and join us swingers. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, one's, hair, down.
Word: many a Part of Speech: det 1. Being one of a large number, each one of many; belonging to an aggregate or category, considered singly as one of a kind. Example: There is many a true word spoken in jest. Example: Many a flower is born to blush unseen.
Word: go wild Part of Speech: verb 1. To become very noisy and excited. Labels: idiomatic Example: Brazil scored, and the crowd went wild! 2. To go ahead; do as one pleases (used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in the outcome of the proposal). Labels: idiomatic, imperative 3. To land or pass wildly off-target. Example: The policeman's first two shots went wild before he took down the gunman with his third.
Word: big boys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of big boy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: big boys Part of Speech: noun 1. The people or bodies with the most influence and/or power. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: If you think you can do better than the big boys of electronic engineering, then good luck. Example: Joe said: “You big boys ought to find a farm, And make good farmers, and leave other fellows The city work to do. There's not enough For everybody as it is in there.” “God!” one said wildly, and, when no one spoke: “Say that to Jimmy here.[…]
Word: if looks could kill Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: An anapodoton for an expression such as "If looks could kill, her look would have led to the death of the person she was looking at." A possible origin of the phrase comes from the legend of Medusa, who had the power to turn anyone who looked at her into stone. 1. Used to characterize a look of strong hostility.
Word: too big for one's boots Part of Speech: adj 1. Far less important or capable than one thinks or claims oneself to be. Labels: idiomatic
Word: Holyhead Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈhɒlihɛd/ 1. A town and community with a town council on Holy Island, in the county of Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH2482). 2. A surname.
Word: dreadfuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dreadful Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bitterroot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bitter + root. 1. Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Apocynum androsaemifolium (fly-trap dogbane). Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian, bitterwort) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bitterroot Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bitter + root. 1. Having bitter roots. Labels: attributive, not-comparable, usually
Word: burn up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From burn + up. Compare Middle English upbrennynge, upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle), German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”). 1. To catch fire and burn until destroyed. Labels: intransitive Example: Near-synonyms: go up in smoke; see also Thesaurus:combust Example: The rocket may burn up on reentry. 2. To destroy by burning. Labels: transitive Example: Before daylight, when the dragon flew home to sleep, he had burned up the hall and even the throne of the Geatish king. 3. To anger; to annoy. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonyms: incense; see also Thesaurus:enrage, Thesaurus:annoy Example: His thoughtlessness really burns me up. 4. To be angry or annoyed. Labels: intransitive Example: One morning […] we stood around the office talking and laughing, having a good time, when one man, Tim, made a job ^([sic]) about "fags." Right then we had to leave, and soon we were warming up our cars on the street. Naturally I was burning up about the comment, and decided to do something about it, though even as I got out of my car to walk up to Tim's, I wasn't sure what. 5. To be or feel overly hot or inflamed. Labels: intransitive Example: Near-synonyms: steam, swelter Example: It's the middle of summer; I know it's going to be burning up outside. 6. To be or feel overly hot or inflamed. Labels: intransitive, specifically Example: She felt the child's forehead and discovered that he was burning up! 7. To ride a motorcycle or other vehicle at high speed. Labels: dated 8. To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finishing strongly. Labels: intransitive
Word: burn up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From burn + up. Compare Middle English upbrennynge, upbrennende (“burning up”, present participle), German Low German upbrannen (“to burn up”). 1. Misspelling of burnup. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: ring up Part of Speech: verb 1. To telephone; to call someone on the telephone. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Malone at once rang up Lord Roxton, and soon heard the familiar voice. Example: "I was just going ashore to ring you up." 2. To enter (a payment) into a cash register, or till in a shop, or record a credit- or debit-card payment. Labels: transitive Example: Just ring up these items first. You can ring up those separately. Example: He took out his wallet and gave her a pound note and a ten-shilling note. She rang up the sum on the till, snapped the notes into their little clip, shut the drawer. 3. To record the payment of. Labels: transitive Example: I'll take these. You can ring me up. Example: The cashier took a long time to ring him up. 4. To make an adverse official decision concerning (a person). Labels: transitive Example: Munson appeared to have taken Billy's exhortation on aggressiveness to heart. Umpire Jim McKean rung him up on strikes at one point in the game, so Thurman bumped him in anger. Example: Tommy Connolly, perhaps recalling Jones's earlier argumentativeness, rung him up — too close to take. 5. To rouse by the ringing of a bell. 6. To strikeout a batter and thereby send him or her back to the dugout.
Word: set the Thames on fire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Suggested to derive from a misconstrual of temse (“sieve”): thus, to work so vigorously as to heat a sieve by friction. Alternatively, a reference to lightning strikes which sometimes occurred along the Thames, occasionally setting trees on fire or causing death in unusual manner. Otherwise simply by hyperbole, from the improbability of setting a river on fire (although the image might sound like a familiar reference to the Great London fire of 1666). 1. To achieve something amazing but to a nearly-impossible degree; to do something which brings great public acclaim. Labels: idiomatic Example: The baronet will never set the Thames on fire, but there seems no harm in him. Example: They intend to send a wire / To the moon — to the moon; / And they'll set the Thames on fire / Very soon — very soon
Word: Frenchie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *frankô Proto-West Germanic *Frankō Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk Old English Frencisċder. Middle English Frensch English French English -ie English Frenchie From French + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃi/ 1. Alternative spelling of Frenchy (“French person”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. A condom; abbreviated form of French letter. Labels: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, slang Example: I dreamt that Ruairi Quinn was smokin' marijuana in the Dail. Barry Desmond handing Frenchies out to scuts in Fianna Fail. Example: Gone are the terms we used in our youth the frenchies, frangers, rubbers, joes, french letters, gumboots, rubbers, johnnies, parachutes and plastic fantastics — these days they're just condoms. 3. A French Bulldog. Labels: colloquial 4. A French kiss. Labels: slang Example: “Kiss me,” she said. He heard a giggle from Molly. “Give her a Frenchie,” Solly said.
Word: Frenchie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *frankô Proto-West Germanic *Frankō Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk Old English Frencisċder. Middle English Frensch English French English -ie English Frenchie From French + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃi/ 1. Alternative form of Frenchy (“name”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Frenchness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *frankô Proto-West Germanic *Frankō Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk Old English Frencisċder. Middle English Frensch English French 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 Frenchness From French + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃnəs/ 1. The quality or characteristic of being French. Labels: uncountable
Word: Englishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English English 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 Englishness From English + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃnəs/ 1. The quality, state or characteristic of being English. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The two are immediately caught up in a terrorist plot to rid the earth of its underclass, and this gives Nobby the chance to live out a James Bond fantasy of Englishness, with his own lager-swilling twist. Example: "Unlike most nations, we no longer "own" our language. The Anglish/New English project is intended as a means of recovering the Englishness of English and of restoring ownership of the language to the English people"
Word: Scottishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Scottish 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 Scottishness From Scottish + -ness. 1. The quality, characteristic or state of being Scottish. Labels: uncountable
Word: Welshness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Welsh 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 Welshness From Welsh + -ness. 1. The quality or characteristic of being Welsh Labels: uncountable
Word: logon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from log on. 1. credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer. Example: Using the same logon for different systems can be a security risk. 2. The process of logging on. Example: The user's desktop is displayed shortly after logon.
Word: logon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Deverbal from log on. 1. Misspelling of log on. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: drunkness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English drunk 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 drunkness From drunk + -ness. 1. Drunkenness Labels: uncountable
Word: hugger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hug Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hugger From hug + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌɡɚ/, /ˈhʌɡə/ 1. One who hugs or embraces. Example: When the pub downstairs closed, a contingent of straight couples ranging in age from 16 to 60 arrived to dance, though they were still safely outnumbered by same-sex huggers and smoochers. Example: Jenny hadn’t been a natural hugger, but she’d been a smiler, a handholder. 2. A ceiling fan whose blades are close to the ceiling.
Word: hugger Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English hug Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hugger From hug + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌɡɚ/, /ˈhʌɡə/ 1. To conceal; to lurk in ambush. Labels: obsolete Example: Such a one they saw there lyrkinge and huggeringe two houres before.
Word: strangulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin strangulō. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əleɪ̯t/, /ˈstɹeɪ̯ŋɡ(j)əleɪ̯t/, /ˈstɹɛ̃ŋɡ(j)əleɪ̯t/ 1. To strangle. 2. To stop flow through a vessel.
Word: kinked Part of Speech: adj 1. Bent or twisted into a tight curl. Labels: not-comparable
Word: kinked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of kink Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Anastasi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Romanization of Russian Анаста́сий (Anastásij), cognate with English and Latin Anastasius, ultimately from Ancient Greek. 1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.
Word: atmospherical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English atmosphere 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 atmospherical From atmosphere + -ical. 1. atmospheric
Word: schmucks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of schmuck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scheduling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of schedule Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scheduling Part of Speech: noun 1. A function in many aspects of industry, commerce and computing in which events are timed to take place at the most opportune time. Labels: uncountable 2. The time at which a particular event is scheduled. Labels: countable 3. Assignment to a schedule, or systematic arrangement. Labels: countable Example: The use of modified unit-dose rather than eight separate pharmacies with an individual prescription system could have prevented virtually all of these inappropriate schedulings of drugs.
Word: plus ça change Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: A short form (specifically, an anapodoton) of French plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose (“the more it changes, the more it's the same thing”). 1. The more it changes, the more it's the same thing (sometimes loosely translated as the more things change, the more they stay the same). Labels: literally 2. Although the outward appearance may change, fundamentals are constant.
Word: glister Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English glisteren, either borrowed from or related to Middle Low German and/or Middle Dutch glisteren; like a host of other Germanic words in gl- related to shining, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪstɚ/ 1. To gleam, glisten, or coruscate. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: All that gliſters is not gold. Example: But, as the Phœnix on my Front doth gliſter, / Thou ſhalt the Finials of my Frame illuſtre.
Word: glister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English glisteren, either borrowed from or related to Middle Low German and/or Middle Dutch glisteren; like a host of other Germanic words in gl- related to shining, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪstɚ/ 1. A brilliant flash; a glint.
Word: glister Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Old French glistere. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪstɚ/ 1. Alternative form of clyster. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: glittery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English glitter Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English glittery From glitter + -y. 1. That glitters.
Word: glitzy Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪtsi/ 1. Brilliantly showy. Example: It must have been a while since I've attended a fancy, glitzy event, because as soon as I got to the GQ awards I felt like something was up. Example: It’s glitzy throughout, with multiple outfit changes, tight musical arrangements and solo sections, and [Olivia] Dean’s pitch-perfect vocals.
Word: globalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English globe English -al English global Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English globalist From global + -ist. 1. Of or pertaining to globalism. Example: From a globalist point of view, talk of threats to a local culture or identity can look like bigotry and even racism: what reason could there be for excluding people when we are all part of a welcoming, global culture? Example: [Kevin] Roberts soon backtracked. He issued a second statement more explicitly condemning [Nick] Fuentes. He has also apologized for using the terms “venomous coalition” and “globalist class”, saying he did not realize their antisemitic connotations.
Word: globalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English globe English -al English global Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English globalist From global + -ist. 1. An advocate of globalism. Labels: derogatory, often Example: You are either a globalist or a nationalist; one cannot be both. Example: All the while, Wolf's followers hounded me about why I had sold out to the “globalists” and was duping the public into believing that masks, vaccines, and restrictions on indoor gatherings were legitimate public health measures […]. 2. One who believes that Adolf Hitler intended to extend the Third Reich beyond the continent of Europe. 3. One who believes international events are primarily caused by conflicts between great powers. Labels: dated Example: "Globalists" tend to view international issues in terms of US-Soviet rivalry, while "regionalists" see them more often as manifestations of local rivalries and problems. Example: The authors suggest that the globalist emphasis among policymakers has increased during the Reagan administration.
Word: globalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English globe English -al English global Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English globalize From global + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈɡləʊ.bə.laɪz/, /ˈɡloʊ.bə.laɪz/, /ˈɡləʉ.bə.lɑɪz/ 1. to make something global in scope, as: Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive 2. to make something global in scope, as: Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
Word: globetrotting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of globetrot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: globetrotting Part of Speech: noun 1. Worldwide travel. Labels: uncountable
Word: globetrot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From globe + trot. 1. To frequently travel worldwide. Labels: intransitive
Word: geologic joint Part of Speech: noun 1. A fracture in rock in which (unlike a fault) the strata do not move relative to each other.
Word: footbag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From foot + bag, by analogy with football. 1. A small beanbag or sandbag used as a ball in a number of sports and games. It is typically controlled by the feet, but in some sports every part of the body except the hands and arms may be used. Labels: countable 2. Any of the sports that use the footbag. Labels: uncountable
Word: blind curve Part of Speech: noun 1. A dangerous curve on a roadway, around which drivers cannot see approaching traffic.
Word: analogic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French analogique, from Latin analogicus. 1. Of or pertaining to analogy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antivenom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + venom, q.v. Doublet of antivenin and antivenene. 1. A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: broad-spectrum antivenom Example: Most deaths and serious consequences from snakebites are entirely preventable by existing means, including making antivenom much more widely available.
Word: bellflower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bell + flower. 1. Any of many plants that produce flowers that are bell-like. 2. Any of many plants that produce flowers that are bell-like. 3. Any of many plants that produce flowers that are bell-like. 4. A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.
Word: black pine Part of Speech: noun 1. A pine tree, genus Pinus, of darker foliage than most other species: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A pine tree, genus Pinus, of darker foliage than most other species: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A pine tree, genus Pinus, of darker foliage than most other species: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Other similar conifers: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Other similar conifers: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Wood of such trees Labels: uncountable 7. A certain red alga, of species Neorhodomela larix, found in intertidal areas of the North Pacific. Labels: uncountable
Word: falsifier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From falsify + -er. 1. One that falsifies.
Word: fanatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fanatical Middle English -ly English -ly English fanatically From fanatical + -ly. Pronunciation: /fəˈnæt.ɪk(.ə)li/, [fəˈnæɾ.ɪk(.ə)li] 1. In a fanatical manner; with extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm. Example: This argument, vaguely political in nature, took place as often as the two men met. It was a topsy-turvy affair, for the Englishman was bitterly anti-English and the Indian fanatically loyal. Example: Islam was as fanatically monotheist and aniconist as any Jew could desire, and the sensational successes of its devotees in the military — and soon also in the missionary — field gave Christendom something new to think about.
Word: full-timer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From full-time + -er. 1. One who is employed, or otherwise engaged in an activity, on a full-time basis. Example: Based at BTP's London headquarters, Russell's team of three full-timers in the drone unit are responsible for overseeing the safety of drones in support of police officers.
Word: fumbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fumble + -er. 1. Agent noun of fumble: one who fumbles. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: all fours Part of Speech: noun 1. The four legs of a quadruped. 2. The four limbs of a primate. Example: to be on all fours 3. A card game similar to whist. Example: 'Twas a bad leg allowed me to read the Pilgrim's Progress, and Mark Clark learnt All-Fours in a whitlow. Example: Other games were cribbage, all fours, ruff and honours, French ruff, five cards, costly colours, bon ace, putt, plain dealing, Queen Nazareen, pennech, post and pair, bankafalat, beast. 4. A certain game of dominos.
Word: blackfeller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From black + feller. 1. Alternative form of blackfellow Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: You see we were only like ordinary blackfellers. We didn′t know anything. Example: The whitefellers′ Law said it was a wrong thing to get a blackfeller to leave his district and go elsewhere, so Clancy and his mates were gaoled ...
Word: dillybag Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dilly bag. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: foc's'le lamp Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fo'c's'le lamp. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: forecastle lamp Part of Speech: noun 1. A lamp hung in the forecastle of a ship to allow sailors to work and relax after dark.
Word: overbalance Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English overbalance From over- + balance. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈbæləns/ 1. To be more important than; to outweigh. Example: I thought of giving up this club, which was expensive and of no service to me, and the amusement overbalanced by the late hours. 2. To cause an imbalance in (something) by means of excess weight or numbers. Labels: transitive 3. To throw (someone or something) off balance; to cause to capsize. Labels: transitive 4. To lose one's balance; to fall over. Labels: intransitive
Word: overbalance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin bilanx Vulgar Latin *bilancia Old French balancebor. Middle English balaunce English balance English overbalance From over- + balance. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbæləns/ 1. Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent. Example: an overbalance of exports Example: […] if there is in man's nature a tendency to guilt and ill desert in a vast overbalance to virtue and merit […]
Word: sea-calf Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sea calf, Phoca vitulina. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: seacalf Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sea calf, Phoca vitulina. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sea calf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English see calf, ultimately a calque of Latin vitulus marīnus (literally “sea calf”). Compare French veau marin and German Seekalb. See also Latin porcus marīnus (“porpoise”, literally “sea pork”), rāna marīna (“anglerfish”, literally “sea frog”), bōs marīna (“sea cow, dugong”), caballus marīnus (“seahorse”), canis marīnus (“seal”, synonym of vitulus marīnus, literally “sea dog”) and translingual Phoca vitulina (“calf-like seal, sea calf”). Equivalent to sea + calf. 1. Synonym of common seal (Phoca vitulina). Labels: obsolete 2. the young of the manatee and dugong. Labels: dated
Word: treetops Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of treetop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: treetop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tree + top. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹiˌtɑp/, /ˈtɹiːˌtɒp/ 1. The crown or uppermost branches of a tree.
Word: highborn Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From high + born. 1. Of high social standing as a result of having been born a member of an upper-level social class. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: I am too high-born to be propertied, To be a secondary at control. Example: It is not for Kings to drink wine, nor for Princes strong drink. It becomes not them who are highborn to be intemperate. 2. Born a member of an upper-level social class (although not necessarily retaining high social standing) Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: The selfish, base, covetous, father-in-law was not at all desirous to have a highborn beggar and the posterity of a highborn beggar to maintain. Example: The references to the lady's long-standing affection for her loyal, high-born servant girl provide a succinct intimation that the lady herself is not a wholly repellent character. 3. Of, pertaining to, or befitting people of high social standing. Labels: not-comparable Example: In this illustrious throng, your lofty flood Swells high, fair confluence of all highborn Blood. Example: I should have then Been trained in no highborn necessities Which I could meet not by my daily toil. 4. Of superior or premium quality; magnificent; expensive. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: The tires are highborn Pirelli P Zeroes in appropriately majestic sizes. Example: Gearhart is worth taking a bit of time to ogle the highborn homes along the backroads near the beach.
Word: stock room Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of stockroom. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bullocky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bullock + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊləki/ 1. A person (usually a man) who drives a cart pulled by a team of bullocks. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, historical Example: Mother looked as though she were having a fit. She was jumping up and down, running to snatch up the long-handled broom, swearing like a bullocky. Example: He could yarn with the bullockies for hours.
Word: roll cage Part of Speech: noun 1. A frame built in or around the driver and passenger compartment of a vehicle to protect its occupants from being injured in an accident, particularly if the vehicle rolls over. 2. A cage-like container mounted on small wheels, which can be rolled on and off a vehicle and used for the transport of goods. Example: The trial was designed to showcase what could be successfully loaded and offloaded using standard roll cages at most main line stations and was the first of its kind in the UK to be carried out using a former commuter EMU.
Word: Stylianos Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Greek Στυλιανός (Stylianós), from Ancient Greek Στυλιανός (Stulianós, literally “someone firm”), from στῦλος (stûlos, “pole”). 1. A transliteration of the Greek male given name Στυλιανός (Stylianós), used in Greece. 2. Saint Stylianos, also known as Stylianos of Paphlagonia.
Word: Stelios Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Greek Στέλιος (Stélios), diminutive of Στυλιανός (Stylianós), from Ancient Greek Στυλιανός (Stulianós, literally “someone firm”), from στῦλος (stûlos, “pole”). 1. A transliteration of the Greek male given name diminutive Στέλιος (Stélios), used in Greece.
Word: argal Part of Speech: adv Etymology: A corruption of the Latin ergō (“therefore, thus”) by William Shakespeare for The Gravedigger in his famous play, Hamlet. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːɹɡəl/ 1. thus, therefore Example: And an act hath three branches—it is to act, to do, to perform. Argal, she drowned herself wittingly. Example: He thought: 900 pesos=100 bottles of whiskey=900 ditto tequila. Argal: one should drink neither tequila nor whiskey but mescal.
Word: argal Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɑːɹɡəl/ 1. crude tartar. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: argal Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɑːɹɡəl/ 1. An argali (species of sheep, ammon ovis from the subfamily caprinae from family bovidae).
Word: vertical publication Part of Speech: noun 1. A publication whose editorial content deals with the interests of a specific industry, e.g., National Petroleum Magazine, Retail Banking Today, etc.
Word: baza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi बाज़ (bāz, “goshawk”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːzə/ 1. Any of three species of small, crested hawks in the genus Aviceda.
Word: clicket Part of Speech: verb 1. To be in oestrus; to copulate. Labels: intransitive Example: The sound of the clicketting foxes was unmistakable. Example: A Fox goeth to Clickitting.
Word: clicket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French cliquet (“the latch of a door”). See click. 1. The knocker of a door. Labels: UK, dialectal 2. A latchkey. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: elflock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From elf + lock. 1. A lock of hair that is tangled. Labels: archaic Example: [T]heir wide Farthingales extreamly fill the Coach, an one would take their thick and knotty Elflocks for Hempen ſtuffing, broke out of an old pack-ſaddle. Example: Never was even washerwoman more untidy. A cap all rags, from which the hair came straggling in elf-locks over a face which generally looked red-hot […]
Word: elflocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elflock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: elfinwood Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of elfin wood. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: elfinwoods Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of elfinwood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Mission Indians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Mission Indian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: demand valve Part of Speech: noun 1. A mechanism in a diving regulator which controls the supply of gas by opening to provide flow when the user inhales, and shuts off supply when inhalation stops.
Word: Mission Indian Part of Speech: noun 1. A Native American who lived in one of the Catholic missions in California. Example: 1904. Constance Goddard Du Bois. Mythology of the Mission Indians, The Journal of the American Folk-Lore Society, volume XVII, No. LXVI. page 185-8.http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/ca/mmi/index.htm Mythology of the Mission Indians...the mythology of the Luiseño and Diegueño Indians of Southern California. Example: 1906. Alfred L. Kroeber, Two Myths of the Mission Indians, Journal of the American Folk-Lore Society, volume XIX, No. LXXV pp. 309-21.http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/ca/tmmi/ What are to-day known as the Mission Indians are those Shoshonean and Yuman peoples who occupy the portion of southern California which lies between the principal mountain ranges and the sea.
Word: bombazine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French bombasin, from Late Latin bombasinum, ultimately from bombyx (“silkworm”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɒmbəziːn/, /ˈbʌmbəziːn/ 1. A twilled or corded fabric made from silk, wool, or cotton dyed black. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I watched the animated widows in their bombazine dresses, capping each other's memories.
Word: bronze-wing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bronzewing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bushcraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bush Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Old English -cræft Middle English -craft English -craft English bushcraft From bush + -craft. 1. The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Meronyms: camping, firemaking, hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, first aid, orienteering Example: Near-synonym: bushmanship
Word: duckboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a metaphorical use of a name for a board connecting a duck hutch to a yard. 1. One of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground; normally used in plural. Example: In an attempt to alleviate the problem, wooden planking, known as duckboards, was placed at the bottom of trenches and across other areas of muddy or waterlogged ground. 2. Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide. 3. A panel of wooden slats typically laid on a concrete floor in a workshop, to reduce fatigue for a person operating a machine tool or working at a bench.
Word: flat iron Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of flatiron. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: flatiron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flat + iron. 1. A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove. Example: The evil-smelling larrikin, beer-imbued — The evil-loving brute-man homeward goes, He kicks his dirty children with his boot, Cursing their hunger, — and his poor worn wife With cold flat-irons and handled broom awaits His coming, to revile his drinking hard. 2. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair. 3. a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side. Labels: especially 4. A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata. 5. Ellipsis of flat iron steak. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: flatiron Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From flat + iron. 1. Having a flatiron shape. Labels: not-comparable Example: a flatiron building Example: The street down which Warwick had come intersected Front Street at a sharp angle in front of the old hotel, forming a sort of flatiron block at the junction, known as Liberty Point
Word: supernatant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English natant English supernatant From super- + natant. 1. Lying or floating above a denser fluid, or above a solid sediment or precipitate (which has been separated by crystallisation, centrifugation etc.). Labels: not-comparable Example: There may be a place at some certain latitude between the poles and the line on each side the equator, where the inflammable supernatant atmosphere may end, owing to the greater centrifugal force of the heavier aerial atmosphere.
Word: supernatant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English natant English supernatant From super- + natant. 1. The liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate. 2. Material that floats on the surface of a liquid.
Word: linguaphilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dingua Latin lingua Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English linguaphilia From Latin lingua + English -philia. 1. The love of language and words. Labels: uncountable
Word: sparging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sparge Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: discontiguous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English contiguous English discontiguous From dis- + contiguous. 1. Not contiguous Example: A discontiguous network comprises two major networks.
Word: chyluria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English chyle Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría)bor. New Latin -ūriabor. English -uria English chyluria From chyle + -uria. 1. A medical condition involving the presence of chyle in the urine. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: rainproof Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰnos? Proto-Germanic *regną Proto-West Germanic *regn Old English reġn Middle English reyn English rain English proof English -proof English rainproof From rain + -proof. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪnpɹuːf/ 1. waterproof (for use outdoors); resistant to rain
Word: rainproof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰnos? Proto-Germanic *regną Proto-West Germanic *regn Old English reġn Middle English reyn English rain English proof English -proof English rainproof From rain + -proof. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪnpɹuːf/ 1. To make rainproof.
Word: -proof Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From the adjective proof (“fully resistant”), from the same Old French root as prove. 1. Added to a noun to form an adjective denoting imperviousness to that noun. Labels: morpheme 2. Added to a noun to form a verb denoting a process to make something impervious to that noun. Labels: morpheme
Word: sedated Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: sedated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sedate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: central bank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From central (adjective) + bank (noun). Pronunciation: /ˌsɛntɹ(ə)l ˈbæŋk/, /ˌsɛntɹəl ˈbæŋk/ 1. The principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union, which normally implements monetary objectives by controlling interest rates, issuing currency, managing the national debt, overseeing banking and financial activities, and regulating the supply of money. Example: The first necessity of a Central Bank, charged with responsibility for the management of the monetary system as a whole, is to make sure that it has an unchallengeable control over the total volume of bank-money created by its Member Banks.
Word: wormery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wurmiz Proto-West Germanic *wurmi Old English wyrm Middle English worm English worm Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English wormery From worm + -ery. 1. A self-contained system for producing vermicompost.
Word: violet red bile agar Part of Speech: noun 1. A mixture of agar with peptone, yeast extract, bile salts and crystal violet; it is used for enumerating coliform bacteria in dairy products Labels: uncountable
Word: coliform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the genitive of Latin colon + -iform. 1. Of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals. Labels: not-comparable
Word: coliform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genitive of Latin colon + -iform. 1. Such a bacterium. Example: By contrast, nonaerogenic coliforms in human feces were only 2.5 per cent of the total coliform strains examined Example: Differential biochemical or physiological characteristics which correlate with aerogenesis at elevated incubation temperatures will be adapted towards a fecal coliform procedure and towards converting a total coliform procedure under development to give a fecal coliform count as well.
Word: bile salt Part of Speech: noun 1. The sodium salt of a bile acid; produced by the bile to neutralize the products leaving the stomach and to emulsify fatty material in it.
Word: crystal violet Part of Speech: noun 1. A dye, derived from gentian violet, that is used as an acid-base indicator and as a biological stain. Labels: uncountable
Word: volte Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of volta. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: epideictic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιδεικτικός (epideiktikós), from ἐπιδείκνυμι (epideíknumi, “to display, exhibit”), from ἐπι- (epi-) + δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to show”). Pronunciation: /ˌɛpɪˈdaɪktɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to rhetoric of ceremony, declamation, and demonstration, most often the rhetoric of funerals and other formal events. One of the three branches, or "species" (eidē), of rhetoric as outlined by Aristotle. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bureaus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bureau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goalkeeping Part of Speech: noun 1. The art of a goalkeeper. Labels: uncountable Example: Karius has too much previous for this to be considered a one-off and, as goalkeeping mistakes go, his errors in the 51st and 83rd minutes were as bad as one another. In fact, they were not just bad. They were appalling, so wretched it was difficult to recall a worse goalkeeping performance in any major final through the years.
Word: goalkeeping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of goalkeep Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: goddammit Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Contraction of God + damn + it. 1. Synonym of goddamn. Labels: colloquial, vulgar Example: Goddammit, you wrecked my car while I was cleaning it! Example: Goddammit, who the hell stole half of my money?!
Word: godhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *godhod, from Old English godhād, equivalent to god + -hood. Compare godhead and Dutch godheid as well as German Gottheit. 1. Synonym of divinity: the state of being a god or God. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: godlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English godless 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 godlessness From godless + -ness. 1. The state of being godless. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Malevolence, wickedness, worldliness. Labels: countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable
Word: goggleeyed Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of goggle-eyed. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard
Word: goggle-eyed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having prominent eyes; with the eyes widely opened or protruding, either naturally or from astonishment or curiosity. Example: […] now and then we met a goggle-eyed pilgrim trudging along, and staring about him as if he waited only for night and opportunity to have additional reasons for hurrying to Jerusalem. Example: Urging a Harvard University audience to bridge "the gulf between scientific and nonscientific cultures," England's Sir Charles P. Snow, physicist and novelist, mapped the abyss by noting: "I've often asked distinguished English writers and the like a rather simple question, such as 'What idea, if any, do you have of the second law of thermodynamics?', and an air of goggle-eyed stupefaction comes over the party.
Word: goingover Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of going over. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: The intent of Congress has often been appraised by our courts, but the long-term schemes of those within and without our executive departments have seldom if ever been exposed to a thorough goingover; that is, with regard to the domestic mining policy. Example: McCartan and I gave London a hasty goingover, had a calm Channel crossing, and parted company in Paris, when I went on towards Rome.