nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: trencherman Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of trencher-man. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The heavyweight champion of the world was off his feed. . . . Rocky, ordinarily a first-rate trencherman, was pushing away from the breakfast table after downing only two eggs and a pair of lamb chops. Example: My own preference when it comes to a substantial meal might be more than just a scotch egg but that’s because I’m a hearty trencherman.
Word: communities Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəˈmjuːnɪtiz/ 1. plural of community Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cretic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin creticus, "of Crete, Cretan", from Latin Creta, "Crete". Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiː.tɪk/ 1. Using or relating to a metrical pattern of poetry where each foot is composed of three syllables, the first and third of which are stressed and the second is unstressed. This pattern is very rare in English poetry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cretic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin creticus, "of Crete, Cretan", from Latin Creta, "Crete". Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiː.tɪk/ 1. A verse of this kind. Example: The foote of a verſe, is a meaſure of two ſillables, or of three, diſtinguiſhed by time which is eyther long or ſhort. […] A ſoote^([sic]) of 3. ſillables in like ſorte is either ſimple or myxt. […] The mixt is of 6. diuers ſortes, […] 5. Creticus of a long, a ſhort, and a long, ﹘⏑﹘ daungerous. Example: And if it be true as Pindarus ſaith, Terpander was the inventour of thoſe ſongs called Scolia, which were ſung at feaſts. Archilochus alſo adjoined thoſe rhymes or Iambicke meaſures called Trimetra: the tranſlation alſo and change into other number and meaſures of a different kinde, yea, and the maner how to touch and ſtrike them. Moreover, unto him, as firſt inventour, are attributed the Epodes, Tetrameter, Iambicks, Procritique and Proſodiacks; as alſo, the augmentation of the firſt, yea, and as ſome thinke, the Elegie it ſelfe: over and beſides, the intenſion of Iambus unto Pæan Epibatos, & of the Herous augmented both unto the Proſodiaque & alſo the Creticke.
Word: couplet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French couplet, from couple + -et. Doublet of cabaletta. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌp.lət/, /ˈkʌp.lɪt/ 1. A set of two things, particularly. 2. A set of two things, particularly. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: At the session, vivid displays of cultural elements related to the Spring Festival, such as couplets, dragon dance, and Chinese knots, accompanied by melodies full of Spring Festival flavor, brought the festival's rich traditions to life. Example: As residents across China are handwriting festive couplets and the character fu (fortune) to ring in the Chinese New Year, new content and creative designs have breathed new life into the tradition as topics related to the ingenuity on display have also gone trending on social media recently. 3. A set of two things, particularly. Example: 5th Street is one-way west only and 6th Street is one-way east only. Together, they form a couplet in Downtown Los Angeles. 4. A set of two things, particularly. Example: The dichotomous keys are constructed so that each couplet presents a set of alternative choices. Example: As long as the correct statement of each couplet is chosen, and the unknown organism is included in the key, a confident identification is usually achieved.
Word: spondaic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin spondaicus, spondiacus, from Ancient Greek σπονδειακός (spondeiakós, “(music) used at a libation”). 1. Having or relating to spondees. Labels: not-comparable
Word: trochaic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Either via the French trochaïque or directly from its etymon, the Latin trochaicus, from the Ancient Greek τροχαικός (trokhaikós), from τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), whence trochee. Pronunciation: /tɹoʊˈkeɪ.ɪk/, /tɹəˈkeɪ.ɪk/ 1. Composed of or relating to trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. Labels: not-comparable Example: Therefore, in precisely these languages a mechanism could be maintained which preserves the contrast between stressed and unstressed syllables in the trochaic word structure pattern (see 42.3.1) by weakening the onset of a longer or weightier unstressed syllable.
Word: trochaic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either via the French trochaïque or directly from its etymon, the Latin trochaicus, from the Ancient Greek τροχαικός (trokhaikós), from τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), whence trochee. Pronunciation: /tɹoʊˈkeɪ.ɪk/, /tɹəˈkeɪ.ɪk/ 1. A poetical composition of this kind.
Word: enjambment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French enjambement. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈd͡ʒæm.mənt/, /ɪnˈd͡ʒæmb.mənt/ 1. A technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: antimetabole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀντιμεταβολή (antimetabolḗ). By surface analysis, anti- (“opposite”) + Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ, “transformation”). Pronunciation: /ˌæn.tɪ.məˈtæ.bə.li/, /ˌæn.tɪ.mɛˈtæ.bə.li/, /ˌæn.ti.məˈtæ.bə.li/, /ˌæn.taɪ.məˈtæ.bə.li/, /ˌæn.tə.məˈtæ.bə.li/ 1. The technique of repeating a phrase while reversing the order of certain elements or its grammatical structure, as a form of juxtaposition. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: Antimetabole at effect will strain, And words and terms revers'd employ again. Example: "Mankind must put an end to war or else war will put an end to mankind." Many other instances may be found in kind. As one reserves fine china for the most special occasions and in only the most select company, so Kennedy used his beloved antimetabole.
Word: carbonless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon 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 carbonless From carbon + -less. 1. Without carbon. Labels: not-comparable
Word: food coloring Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of food colouring. Labels: US, alt-of, countable, standard, uncountable
Word: Wesleyanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for founder John Wesley. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛzlɪənɪzəm/ 1. The theological system propounded by John Wesley; commonly called Methodism. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: in the loop Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Informed; up to date; having current knowledge; part of the discussion. Example: Please be sure to keep your manager and the customer contacts in the loop if you must make changes. Example: While I knew enough of the key players to be kept in the loop I was hardly the guy they went to to discuss tarsus length on Golden Plovers or the morphological differences in cranial structure of the Wandering Albatross complex.
Word: out of the loop Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: First use appears c. 1973. See cite below. Its use is thought by some to have roots in computer or telephony terminology. 1. Not informed, up-to-date, or current; not included in a process or discussion. Labels: idiomatic Example: Automation technology can lead to complacency when it takes the controller ‘out of the loop’ by reducing the need for his interaction with a flightcrew and de-emphasizing the cooperative aspects of the air traffic system. Example: "I was out of the loop," he added, explaining that he was planning to leave government at that time.
Word: drive-thru Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of drive-through. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: The experience prompted her [Chappell Roan] to cultivate an outre persona that allowed the queer musician born Kayleigh Amstutz to express everything she had once repressed, growing up in a Christian community. […] She then hustled her way – via stints back home working in a drive-thru doughnut shop – to a deal with Island.
Word: drive-thru Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of drive-through. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: entryway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From entry + way. 1. An opening or hallway allowing entry into a structure; a pathway allowing entry into a locality or region. Labels: countable Example: There were greeters handing out programmes in the entryway to the museum. Example: In those days the North Pass was the only entryway to the valley that was passable by cart or wagon traffic.
Word: cassis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cassis (“black currant”), probably from Latin cassia, from Hebrew קציעה (qetzi'ah). 1. A blackcurrant plant (Ribes nigrum); the flavor of its berries. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A liqueur made from these berries, especially crème de cassis. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Cassis and soda is a popular drink. Example: The bartender looked at her malevolently for a moment, shook his head, and walked away to mix the drink. "I never had one of those, those vermouth cassises," Freddie said. 3. A wine flavor note, suggesting the fruity and full-bodied characteristics of the fruit; mostly referred to as simply blackcurrant in the UK, where the fruit is common. Labels: US, uncountable, usually
Word: commuted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of commute Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: commutes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of commute Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: commutes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of commute Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subclinical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti Proto-Hellenic *klíňňō Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek κλῑ́νη (klī́nē) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κλῑνῐκός (klīnĭkós)bor. Late Latin clīnicus French cliniquebor. English clinic English -al English clinical English subclinical From sub- + clinical. 1. Without signs and symptoms that are detectable by physical examination or laboratory test; not clinically manifest. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some conditions may remain subclinical until they resolve without intervention, whereas others worsen from subclinical to clinical status. 2. Where some criteria are met but not enough to reach the status of a clinical diagnosis. Labels: not-comparable 3. Less than is needed for clinical reasons. Labels: not-comparable Example: Off-label use of certain drugs at subclinical dosages has been a theme in realms of activity such as metabolic optimization, weight loss, body hacking, and neurohacking (e.g., nootropics); such drugs include metformin, beta-blockers, and others.
Word: counter intelligence Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of counterintelligence. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: counterspy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English spy English counterspy From counter- + spy. 1. A spy working in counterintelligence.
Word: counterspy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English spy English counterspy From counter- + spy. 1. To carry out counterespionage. Labels: intransitive
Word: fighter pilot Part of Speech: noun 1. A pilot trained in using and assigned to pilot a fighter plane. Example: "They all want to be fighter pilots when they grow up nowadays" 2. An erratic driver who changes lanes often.
Word: men's room Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally a clipped form of gentlemen's room, originally a separate waiting room for men in public buildings such as railway stations but by the appearance of men's room also used as a euphemism for men's lavatories. 1. A restroom intended for use by males, often including urinals in addition to toilet stalls. Example: Search the lounge downstairs. The men's room, the ladies' room. 2. Other rooms intended for use by men, as waiting rooms, dressing rooms, locker rooms, etc.
Word: ladies' room Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally in reference to any chamber or suite reserved for the use of women, whether public or private. Popularized by its use as a clipped form of ladies' waiting room in reference to gender-separated facilities at train stations, etc. Its use in reference to lavatories replaced other euphemisms including cloak room, lavatory room, toilet room, private room, etc. 1. A room belonging to or intended for some or all women, particularly Example: The assailants soon became masters of the whole house, except the room where the general was, and which was strongly barred, and they kept up a constant firing of musketry into the windows and doors, except into those of the ladies' room. Example: ...a hanging stair of fifty-one steps... leads to the main hall, ladies' room, and balconies. 2. A room belonging to or intended for some or all women Labels: historical Example: ...Passenger House, containing ticket office, baggage room, ladies' room, gentlemen's room, water closet, say 50 feet by 20 feet... Example: Arconum—I found two chairs wanting in the gentlemen's room, and the bath room attached applied to other purposes; the ladies' room was clean, and properly furnished, with the exception of two basins which were removed; the privies and urinaries clean... 3. A room belonging to or intended for some or all women Labels: euphemistic Example: The women's toilet (as distinguished from the ladies' room in a speakeasy, the johnny at school, the little girls' room at a party in an apartment, and the wash-my-hands on a train) was clean enough.
Word: ladies' Part of Speech: noun 1. possessive case of lady: belonging to some or all ladies. 2. Ellipsis of ladies' room (“a lavatory intended for use by women”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, euphemistic, informal Example: Kemp left me to go to the ladies'. I pulled out a paperback I had in my pocket. Example: "...Where's the ladies' in this joint? I've to powder me nose." 3. Ellipsis of ladies' department: a section of a department store where clothing is sold for adult females. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Word: compares Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of compare Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: compares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of compare Labels: form-of, plural
Word: completes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəmˈpliːts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of complete Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: completes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəmˈpliːts/ 1. plural of complete Labels: form-of, plural
Word: compliantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English compliant Middle English -ly English -ly English compliantly From compliant + -ly. 1. in a compliant manner
Word: components Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəmˈpoʊnənts/, /kəmˈpoʊnɪnts/ 1. plural of component Labels: form-of, plural
Word: composes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of compose Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: concepts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concept Labels: form-of, plural
Word: concerns Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈsɝnz/, /kənˈsɜːnz/ 1. plural of concern Labels: form-of, plural
Word: concerns Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈsɝnz/, /kənˈsɜːnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of concern Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: creates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of create Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cramps Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɹæmps/ 1. plural of cramp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cramps Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɹæmps/ 1. A cramping of muscles, especially in the abdomen or uterus. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: cramps Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɹæmps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cramp Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: couples Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkʌp.əlz/, [ˈkʌp.ɫ̩z] 1. plural of couple Labels: form-of, plural
Word: couples Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkʌp.əlz/, [ˈkʌp.ɫ̩z] 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of couple Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: counties Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊntiz/ 1. plural of county Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of counter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: counters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of counter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cookies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkʊkiz/ 1. plural of cookie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of cooky Labels: dated, form-of, plural 3. plural of cookey Labels: dated, form-of, plural 4. Referring to a steal in basketball. Rarely used in the singular (most commonly, even when referring to a single steal, one simply exclaims, "Cookies!"). Labels: slang Example: Jrue Holiday taking people's cookies for 3 minutes straight (on-ball steals) Example: "COOKIES!!" Craziest Off the Dribble Steals in HS Basketball!
Word: cookies Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkʊkiz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cookie Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: converts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.vəts/, /ˈkɑn.vɚts/ 1. plural of convert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: converts Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈvɜːts/, /kənˈvɝts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of convert Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: convinces Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈvɪnsɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of convince Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kiasi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 驚死／惊死 (kiaⁿ-sí, “afraid to die”). Pronunciation: /ˌkjɑːˈsiː/, [ˌkjã˧ˈsiː˦˨] 1. Unwilling to take a risk for fear that something bad or unfavorable will happen; cowardly, overly cautious and risk-averse. Labels: Singapore, colloquial, derogatory, mildly Example: Why are you so kiasi? You won't die from getting a small cut on the finger. Example: If everyone dares to bungee jump, why can't you do the same? Are you kiasi or what?
Word: kiasi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 驚死／惊死 (kiaⁿ-sí, “afraid to die”). Pronunciation: /ˌkjɑːˈsiː/, [ˌkjã˧ˈsiː˦˨] 1. A kiasi person. Labels: Singapore, colloquial, derogatory, mildly Example: Apart from the kiasis and kiasus, there are also Singaporeans at the other end of the scale – the healthcare workers who put their lives at risk. Example: The kiasi (those afraid to die) who insist on seeing a doctor for the most minor complaint such as "my baby sneezed this morning leh".
Word: bating Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of bate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bating Part of Speech: prep Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪtɪŋ/ 1. Apart from; except. Labels: archaic Example: [A]nd bating a little wilfulness, and a little selfishness, and a little dandification, I don’t know a more honest, or loyal, or gentle creature. Example: ‘The laws of religious society, bating those which are only subservient to the order necessary to their execution, are immutable, not subject to any authority of the society, but only proposed by and within the society, but made by a lawgiver without the society, and paramount to it.’
Word: bating Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪtɪŋ/ 1. Of the moon, when it is waning. Labels: Cornwall, Devon, dialectal
Word: ras malai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi रस मलाई (ras malāī), from रस (ras, “nectar, juice”) and मलाई (malāī, “cream”). 1. A sweet dish found in the Indian subcontinent consisting of sugary cream-colored balls of dough and a creamy sweet liquid. Labels: uncountable
Word: jungle bunny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally US English, 1950s. From jungle (“referring to the alleged origins of black people in the African jungles”) + bunny. 1. A black person. Labels: UK, US, derogatory, ethnic, slur Example: Merry Christmas to all the little jungle-bunnies. — From momma jungle bunny. Example: "[W]e are concerned that outright harassment such as being called nigger, jungle bunny, porch monkey, boy, son, etc., is occurring entirely too much."
Word: cinder block Part of Speech: noun 1. A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.
Word: cinderblock Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cinder + block. 1. Made of cinder blocks. Labels: not-comparable Example: They lived in an old cinderblock apartment building.
Word: cinderblock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cinder + block. 1. Alternative form of cinder block. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Investigators also searched a shed behind the house that sat next to two automobiles on cinderblocks.
Word: clinker block Part of Speech: noun 1. A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.
Word: golden hamster Part of Speech: noun 1. A small rodent of species Mesocricetus auratus, popular as a pet and used for scientific research.
Word: Epcot Part of Speech: name Etymology: Acronym of Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. Pronunciation: /ˈɛpkɑt/ 1. A technology theme park in Florida.
Word: sim Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɪm/ 1. Clipping of simulator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: They played a flight sim all afternoon. Example: But shooters, sims and real-time strategy games ascended as the industry grew and mouseless home consoles made the genre's mechanics awkward. 2. Clipping of simulation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal 3. A simulation session or scenario. Labels: informal
Word: sim Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sɪm/ 1. Clipping of simulate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncommon
Word: pussycat Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pussy-cat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: looker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn Old English lōcian Middle English loken English look 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 looker From look + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈlʊkɚ/, /ˈlʊkə/, /ˈlɵkə/, /ˈlʉkəɾ/, /ˈlʉkəɹ/ 1. One that looks or is actively looking; a watcher; an observer. Labels: literally 2. One having a specific look or appearance. 3. Someone or something who is remarkably good-looking. Labels: slang Example: Wow, your new man is much more of a looker than your last one! 4. A person who pretends to be interested in purchasing something but has no intention of doing so. Example: A good real estate agent will screen and separate potential buyers from lookers at the door […]
Word: hairbrush Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hair + brush. 1. A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair
Word: hairbrush Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hair + brush. 1. To spank with a hairbrush. Labels: transitive Example: Bad feeding, adolescence—always a dangerous period for the male—and the brutality and bestiality in the dormitories made life a hell on earth. An apathy settled on me. I withered. I learned nothing; I did nothing. I was kicked, hounded, caned, flogged, hairbrushed, morning, noon, and night. Example: Do you know what it’s like, Brannan, to be flogged and hairbrushed, kicked and cursed every day of your school life? I’m treated worse than a dog and nobody gives a damn—least of all the masters.
Word: dodgeball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dodge + ball. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒd͡ʒˌbɔl/ 1. A team sport whose main objective is to dodge or catch balls thrown by the opposition. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The ball thrown in this sport. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: butthole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butt + hole. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌtˌhoʊl/ 1. The anus. Labels: Canada, US, euphemistic, mildly, slang, vulgar Example: My butthole is on fire from that dang hot sauce of yours. Example: Opinions are like buttholes, Everyone has one but sometimes they stink and you don't want to hear them 2. An objectionable person; a bastard; a jerk. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, euphemistic Example: Don't be such a butthole. 3. An unpleasant or undesirable place. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, euphemistic Example: the butthole of America
Word: atop Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From a- (“on”) + top. Pronunciation: /əˈtɒp/ 1. On the top of. Example: He sat atop the mountain, waiting for the end of the world. Example: For example, when trailers containing new automobiles were first piggybacked two areas of potential damage became evident: (1) diesel locomotive exhaust left a film of oil on the new autos; and (2) auto windshields could be scarred or cracked by the metal-tipped "tell-tales" which warn men atop trains of oncoming bridges or tunnels. 2. On the top (with of). Labels: dated Example: He sat atop of the mountain, waiting for the end of the world.
Word: atop Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From a- (“on”) + top. Pronunciation: /əˈtɒp/ 1. On, to, or at the top. Labels: archaic, literary, not-comparable Example: He has a handsome face, still bearded in the midst of a mostly clean-shaving nation, and with the white hairs prevalent on the cheeks and temples; his head is bald atop, though hardly from the uneasiness of wearing a crown. Example: The envoy found the French king playing the part of horse while his young son rode atop.
Word: swirl Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English swirlen (“to eddy, swirl”), probably from Old Norse *svirla (“to swirl”), a frequentative form of Old Norse sverra (“to swing, twirl”). Cognate with Scots swirl, sworl (“to eddy, swirl”), Norwegian Nynorsk svirla (“to whirl around; swirl”), Swedish sorla (“to murmur, buzz”), Dutch zwirrelen (“to swirl”). Compare also West Frisian swiere (“to reel, whirl”), Dutch zwieren (“to reel, swing around”), German Low German swirren (“to whizz, whirl or buzz around”), German schwirren (“to whirr, whizz, buzz”), Swedish svirra (“to whirr about, buzz, hum”), Danish svirre (“to whizz, whirr”). Related to English swarm. Pronunciation: /swɜːl/, /swɝl/, /swøːl/, /swɪɾl/, /sweːl/ 1. To twist or whirl, as an eddy. Labels: ambitransitive Example: I swirled my brush around in the paint. Example: The river swirled along. 2. To be arranged in a twist, spiral or whorl. 3. To circulate. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: Mr. Cameron had a respite Thursday from the negative chatter swirling around him when he appeared outside 10 Downing Street to denounce the murder a day before of a British soldier on a London street. Example: Rumors began to swirl last week that Dion would once again be performing after posters with her various song titles began popping up around the French capital. 4. To mingle interracially. Labels: dated
Word: swirl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English swirlen (“to eddy, swirl”), probably from Old Norse *svirla (“to swirl”), a frequentative form of Old Norse sverra (“to swing, twirl”). Cognate with Scots swirl, sworl (“to eddy, swirl”), Norwegian Nynorsk svirla (“to whirl around; swirl”), Swedish sorla (“to murmur, buzz”), Dutch zwirrelen (“to swirl”). Compare also West Frisian swiere (“to reel, whirl”), Dutch zwieren (“to reel, swing around”), German Low German swirren (“to whizz, whirl or buzz around”), German schwirren (“to whirr, whizz, buzz”), Swedish svirra (“to whirr about, buzz, hum”), Danish svirre (“to whizz, whirr”). Related to English swarm. Pronunciation: /swɜːl/, /swɝl/, /swøːl/, /swɪɾl/, /sweːl/ 1. A whirling eddy. Example: Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him. 2. A twist or coil of something. 3. The upward rushing of a fish through the water to take the bait. 4. Interracial mingling (e.g. dating, sex, marriage, etc.). Labels: dated Example: She told that white boy she wasn't down with the swirl and to take himself a hike. Example: In truth, it was more to do with keeping up with the latest gossip on YouTube famous interracial ‘swirl’ couples and reality stars. 5. Synonym of pinwheel (“food product with spiral layers”). Example: I'm baking some cheese swirls.
Word: someway Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From some + way. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmweɪ/ 1. Somehow. Labels: US, colloquial, not-comparable Example: Disinclined to read, and slowly pacing the drawing-room, Lord Meersbrook, after looking earnestly at two small pictures, by old masters, which had someway escaped from their brethren, which were heirlooms at Granard Park, he at length began to examine the works of ingenuity which adorned the mantel;... Example: By some strange arts Isabel's wonderful story might have been, someway, and for some cause, forged for her, in her childhood, and craftily impressed upon her youthful mind; which so — like a slight mark in a young tree — had now enlargingly grown with her growth, till it had become this immense staring marvel.
Word: sleepyhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sleepy + head. Pronunciation: /ˈslipiˌhɛd/ 1. A sleepy person. Labels: informal Example: Hey now sleepyhead, it's time for you to go to bed. Example: Goodbye, old sleepyhead / I'm packing you in like I said / Take care of everything / I'm leaving my wedding ring 2. The ruddy duck.
Word: pricey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English price Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pricey From price + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaɪsi/ 1. Expensive, dear. Labels: informal Example: Yellowstone itself remains the biggest headache, with noncamping accommodations limited to a handful of pricey lodges or cookie-cutter cabins... Example: But suppose that Britain grasps electricity produced from sources that don't involve burning pricey gas, and thus produces it more cheaply.
Word: patter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1610s, pat + -er (“frequentative (indicating repeated action)”), of (onomatopoeia) origin. Pronunciation: /ˈpæt.ə/, /ˈpæt.ɚ/ 1. A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface. Example: I could hear the patter of mice running about in the dark. Example: The patter of feet, and clatter of strap and swivel, seemed to swell into a bewildering din, but they were almost upon the fielato offices, where the carretera entered the town, before a rifle flashed.
Word: patter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 1610s, pat + -er (“frequentative (indicating repeated action)”), of (onomatopoeia) origin. Pronunciation: /ˈpæt.ə/, /ˈpæt.ɚ/ 1. To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch. Example: The bullets pattered into the log-cabin walls. Example: The stealing shower […] 'Tis scarce to patter heard. 2. To spatter; to sprinkle. Example: 1819 (published in 1835) Joseph Rodman Drake, The Culprit Fay Patter the water about the boat.
Word: patter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Noun is from Middle English pater, verb is from Middle English pateren. Noun attested 1758, originally referring to the cant of thieves and beggers. Pronunciation: /ˈpæt.ə/, /ˈpæt.ɚ/ 1. Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, a sports commentator, or a salesperson with a slick style of selling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: sales patter Example: This particularly rapid, unintelligible patter isn't generally heard, and if it is it doesn't matter.
Word: patter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Noun is from Middle English pater, verb is from Middle English pateren. Noun attested 1758, originally referring to the cant of thieves and beggers. Pronunciation: /ˈpæt.ə/, /ˈpæt.ɚ/ 1. To speak glibly and rapidly, as does an auctioneer or a sports commentator. Example: He showed a little of the pride of art in describing the management of his business, but he would not hear that he “pattered:” he talked to his customers, he declared, as any draper, who knew his business well, might talk to his. 2. To repeat the Lord's Prayer. Labels: intransitive, obsolete 3. To pray. Labels: intransitive, obsolete 4. To repeat hurriedly; to mutter. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: patter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pat + -er (“agent”). Pronunciation: /ˈpæt.ə/, /ˈpæt.ɚ/ 1. One who pats. Example: I used to hate head patters, and I have realized that all children dislike being patted on the head.
Word: pacemaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pace + maker. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkəɹ/ 1. Specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat. Example: natural pacemaker Example: cardiac pacemaker 2. A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker. Labels: broadly Example: artificial pacemaker Example: High intensity EMF can have adverse impacts on the operation of implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators. 3. One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others. Labels: uncommon
Word: nothings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nothing Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sweet nothings Part of Speech: noun 1. Insubstantial or romantic words that are only meant to flatter, woo, or seduce. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-normally Example: Hearing such words as these, in the sweetest, tenderest voice that ever caressed a lover's senses, Basil knew not how to word all that was in his heart. . . . Side by side, forgetful of all but their recovered peace, they talked sweet nothings. Example: [T]he facts, to make matters worse, were made public with the usual affectionate letters that passed between them, full of sweet nothings.
Word: lasagne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian. Pronunciation: /ləˈzɑː.njə/, /ləˈsɑː.njə/, /ləˈzæn.jə/, /ləˈzɑ.njə/ 1. plural of lasagna Labels: countable, form-of, plural, uncountable 2. British English spelling of lasagna. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A lasagne that feels like lasagne except made from mung and urad beans; the whole thing is then served – as if to remind you, again, of what it is not – with a thumb of cucumber.
Word: intubate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From in- + tube + -ate (verb-forming suffix). First appears c. 1612 in the publications of Simon Sturtevant. Pronunciation: /ˈɪntʃʊbeɪt/, /ˈɪntʃəbeɪt/, /ˈɪntjʊbeɪt/, /ˈɪntʊbeɪt/, /ˈɪntəbeɪt/ 1. To insert a tube into. Labels: transitive Example: The doctor is about to intubate the patient's trachea. Example: you have no right to withhold it, unless you intubate. Intubation of the larynx I have never tried, but I have a tube ready in my office ever since I read an article on it a short time ago
Word: fixture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/, /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃɚ/ 1. Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing. Example: The residence was sold with fixtures and fittings. 2. A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place. Example: I had to tell her all about my illness, and in return I had to endure a very long and circumstantial account of her rheumatism and her asthmatical ailments, which fortunately was interrupted by the noisy arrival of the children from the kitchen, where they had paid a visit to old Stine, a fixture in the house. Example: Jones and Palin became fixtures on the booming TV satire scene, writing for, among other BBC shows, The Frost Report (1966-67) and The Kathy Kirby Show (1964), as well as the ITV comedy sketch series Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967-69). 3. A lighting unit; a luminaire. 4. A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry. 5. A scheduled match. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK 6. A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
Word: fixture Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/, /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃɚ/ 1. To furnish with, as, or in a fixture. Labels: transitive Example: The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models. 2. To schedule (a match). Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, transitive Example: Other items to be discussed include fixturing from 2012 onwards, preparations for this year's scheduled Champions Trophy and the Indian Cricket League's bid for recognition from the ICC.
Word: fatso Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fats + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈfæ.t͡soʊ/, /ˈfæt.soʊ/ 1. Someone who is overweight. Labels: colloquial, derogatory Example: 'Yo next, Fatso,' said one of them as the bus came up out of the rain and stopped with a sigh from the great vacuum brakes. Example: He went to the upstairs lookout and peered down upon the political bod, whom he recognised as the fatso who had given a thin, starving speech one lunch-time to the new High School students[.]
Word: dipshit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of dip (“foolish person”) + shit. First attested in c. 1960s. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪpʃɪt/ 1. A stupid, obnoxious, or undesirable person. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar Example: That guy at work is such a dipshit! Example: "First place, I never trust them little dipshit street boys," Barton growled.
Word: dinnertime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dinner + time. 1. The time when dinner takes place, as Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An hour before dinnertime, steam the mazarine in the usual way, and when done, turn it out of the mould on its dish […] Example: By the thirteenth century mustard was a staple of Paris saucemakers, who peddled the product on the street every evening around dinnertime. 2. The time when dinner takes place, as: Labels: UK, countable, uncountable 3. The time when dinner takes place, as: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: crayons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crayon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: crayons Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of crayon Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cesspool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earlier sesspool. Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Italian cesso (“privy, a toilet”) + English pool. Alternatively, an alteration of English dialectal suspool, from suss, soss (“a puddle; mire”) + pool. Another possible derivation is from a folk etymology (influence from pool) from earlier cesperalle, alteration of Middle English suspiral, from Middle French souspirail (“an air hole”), from soupirer, souspirer (“to sigh, breathe”), from Latin suspirare. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛsˌpuːl/ 1. An underground pit where sewage is held. 2. A filthy place. Labels: broadly, derogatory, figuratively Example: Under such circumstances, I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.
Word: bitsy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bits + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪtsi/ 1. Fragmented. 2. Very small, tiny. Example: The models are all made to scale — twelve inches for our big new battle wagons and the carriers; the older battleships and the others, cruisers, destroyers, get littler and littler, down to the bitsiest ones. Example: 1995, J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts), Glory in Death, 2000, unnumbered page, He never leaves anything out, not the tiniest memo, the bitsiest note.
Word: itsy bitsy Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of itsy-bitsy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: pucker up Part of Speech: verb 1. To contract a facial feature so as to form wrinkles; used especially of the lips when whistling or kissing. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Pucker up your lips! Example: Pucker up and gimme a kiss!
Word: headhunter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + hunter. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdˌhʌntɚ/ 1. A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them. Example: We were accommodated here in the verandah of the large house, in which were several great baskets of dried human heads, the trophies of past generations of head-hunters. Example: Theirs was the spirit which upheld Darwin among the gauchos of the Argentine or Wallace among the head-hunters of Malaya. 2. One who recruits skilled personnel, especially executive-level ones, for a company. Example: Near-synonyms: recruiter, talent scout Example: A headhunter called me out of the blue with an offer I couldn't refuse. 3. A pitcher who throws at the batter's head. Example: Thankfully, there aren't many headhunters in the modern game. 4. A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head. Example: He is known as a goon and a headhunter.
Word: hacksaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hack + saw. Attested since 1867. 1. A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal
Word: hacksaw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hack + saw. Attested since 1867. 1. To cut with a hacksaw. Example: This bolt is so rusted I'll have to hacksaw it off.
Word: speciousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English specious 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 speciousness From specious + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being specious. Labels: uncountable 2. The result or product of being specious. Labels: countable, rare
Word: wet check Part of Speech: noun 1. A condom. Labels: dated
Word: Commonwealth Games Part of Speech: name 1. A sporting event, somewhat like the Olympic Games, held every four years and involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. Example: The station will also play a key role in next summer's Commonwealth Games, which is scheduled to begin on July 28 2022. The University of Birmingham is one of several sites across the region which will host major events. In the university's case, squash and hockey matches will be played there.
Word: Commonwealth of Nations Part of Speech: name 1. An association of independent, sovereign states most of which formerly constituted the British Empire.
Word: British Commonwealth Part of Speech: name 1. The Commonwealth of Nations. Labels: informal
Word: electronic organ Part of Speech: noun 1. A keyboard musical instrument, resembling a spinet, or upright, piano in size and general shape, in which tone is generated by electronic circuits and radiated by loudspeaker.
Word: nibbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nibble + -er. 1. Someone who nibbles (in various senses). Example: But whether unripe years did want conceit, / Or he refused to take her figured proffer, / The tender nibbler would not touch the bait, / But smile and jest at every gentle offer: Example: The dog's lean, powerful body dashed down the hill. When the dust of his violence cleared, a sea of dirty white backs was wobbling up the hill, a black-and-white quickness darting now here, now there, straightening the line, hurrying a nibbler, urging a straggler. 2. A tool for cutting sheet metal. 3. A fish of the sea chub subfamily Girellinae. 4. A program for copying floppy disks at a low level (typically one bit at a time) to circumvent protection systems. Labels: historical Example: A-Copier. MegaSoft, Ltd. Full Featured Nibbler. Example: We used a program call Fast Hack 'Em. It had what was called a 'Nibbler'. It had the copy protection schemes for various games stored on one of the program disks, and you would load that up before copying the game. It then 'nibbled' away the protection from the data as it was copied.
Word: wonderland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wonder + land. Pronunciation: /ˈwʌndəˌlænd/, /ˈwʌndɚˌlænd/ 1. A place full of wonder or marvels. Example: Where other trav'lers, fraught with terror, roam, Lo! Bruce in Wonder-land is quite at home. Example: It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks. 2. Synonym of headspace. Example: Typically only used in tulpamancy circles.
Word: groaning Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English gronynge (“groaning”), from Old English grānung; equivalent to groan + -ing. Conflated with Middle English gronende, present participle of gronen, from Old English grāniende, present participle of grānian (“to groan”). Analyzable as groan + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹəʊnɪŋ/ 1. That groans. Labels: not-comparable 2. Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: We sat down to a groaning table and feasted all evening.
Word: groaning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gronynge (“groaning”), from Old English grānung; equivalent to groan + -ing. Conflated with Middle English gronende, present participle of gronen, from Old English grāniende, present participle of grānian (“to groan”). Analyzable as groan + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹəʊnɪŋ/ 1. A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil. Example: From the nearby rail yards came clangings, groanings, chuggings. 2. Ellipsis of groaning time (“childbirth, labour”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, obsolete
Word: groaning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gronynge (“groaning”), from Old English grānung; equivalent to groan + -ing. Conflated with Middle English gronende, present participle of gronen, from Old English grāniende, present participle of grānian (“to groan”). Analyzable as groan + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ/, /ˈɡɹəʊnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of groan Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pregnant pause Part of Speech: noun 1. A pause that gives the impression that it will be followed by something significant.
Word: stela Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin stēla, from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē). Doublet of stele. Pronunciation: /ˈstiːlə/ 1. an obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone Example: In the courts of the houses lie many round stelæ, or pillars, once placed on the graves of the Athenians. Example: He erected a stela, with an inscription in the sacred character, to commemorate his successes.
Word: interdigitate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English digitate English interdigitate From inter- + digitate. 1. To fold or lock together, as when the fingers of one hand are laced between those of the other. Labels: transitive 2. To become folded or locked together, like the fingers of a folded hand. Labels: intransitive Example: Figure 1.4 shows a modern thyristor encapsulated in a presspack housing and Figure 1.5 illustrates a typical interdigitated gate geometry in a high-power thyristor; the black areas indicate silicon ( Si0₂ ) and the white areas the Al metallisation. 3. To intermingle; to present alternately items from one group and then another. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.