nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Wahl Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: Wahn Part of Speech: name 1. A district of Porz borough, in south-east Cologne, Germany.
Word: Wallach Part of Speech: noun 1. A Wallachian. Labels: archaic
Word: Wanne Part of Speech: name 1. A district of the city of Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: tremendously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tremendous Middle English -ly English -ly English tremendously From tremendous + -ly. 1. Greatly; enormously Example: I enjoyed the performance tremendously. Example: The noise was tremendously loud.
Word: Weise Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: Wirt Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Wiese Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Wiese. 1. A surname from German.
Word: introit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *h₁én From Late Middle English introite (“act of entering in or into, entrance; place of entrance”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman introït, introïte (“introit”), or from its etymon Latin introitus (“act of entering in or into, entrance; passage; place of entrance; (figuratively) beginning, introduction, prelude”), from introeō (“to enter, go in”) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs). Introeō is derived from intrō (“to enter, go into”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”)) + eō (“to go”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”)). Pronunciation: /ˈɪntɹɔɪt/, /ɪnˈtɹəʊɪt/, /ˈɪnˌtɹɔɪt/, /ən-/ 1. A prayer, typically part of a psalm or other portion of the Bible, read or sung at the start of Mass while or immediately after the priest ascends to the altar. Example: The Glossary of Terms used by ecclesiastics in the middle ages, who describe a day by the “introit,” or commencement of the service appointed by the church to be performed thereon, and an explanation of the Canonical Hours, Watches, &c. will frequently be found useful. Example: Adorate Dominum. The introit* and name of the third Sunday after the Epiphany. [Footnote *: Introit.—The first two or more words that form the commencement of a mass, which, from being appropriated to a certain Sunday, or other festival, give the name of such commencement or "introit" to these days.] 2. Any piece of choral music, especially a setting of an anthem or a psalm, sung at the opening of a church service. 3. The action of entering or going in; an entrance. Labels: obsolete 4. An introduction. Labels: figuratively, obsolete
Word: intravenously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intravenous Middle English -ly English -ly English intravenously From intravenous + -ly. 1. In an intravenous manner; by means of intravenous injection. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intratelluric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English telluric English intratelluric From intra- + telluric. 1. Relating to or situated in the interior of the Earth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intransitively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intransitive Middle English -ly English -ly English intransitively From intransitive + -ly. 1. In an intransitive manner; without an object following. Example: The verb 'die' is used intransitively.
Word: intransigently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intransigent Middle English -ly English -ly English intransigently From intransigent + -ly. 1. In an intransigent manner.
Word: intractably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intractable Middle English -ly English -ly English intractably From intractable + -ly. 1. In an intractable manner; uncontrollably; unmanageably.
Word: tortellini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian tortellini, plural of tortellino. Pronunciation: /ˌtɔɹtəˈlini/ 1. A kind of small, ring-shaped pasta, stuffed with meat, cheese, etc; and eaten with a sauce or in a soup. Labels: plural-normally, uncountable, usually
Word: intractableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English intractable 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 intractableness From intractable + -ness. 1. The state of being intractable; intractability. Labels: uncountable
Word: intractability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From intractable + -ity or in- + tractability. 1. The state of being intractable; intractableness. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: uncontrollably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English uncontrollable Middle English -ly English -ly English uncontrollably From uncontrollable + -ly. 1. In an uncontrollable manner; without being subject to control.
Word: graal Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of grail. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: A great admirer of antiquities and graals.
Word: tortellino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian tortellino, singular of tortellini. 1. A piece of tortellini. Example: Pick the tortellino up and twist it around your index finger until the edges meet. Example: At that time, the only machine available on the market was able to produce a ring-shaped tortellino and was fitted with a continuous threaded screw device to put the filling in the tortellino. As this was unsuitable for the home-made kind of tortellino Giovanni had in mind, he asked for specific modifications to the machine.
Word: uncontrollableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English uncontrollable 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 uncontrollableness From uncontrollable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being uncontrollable. Labels: uncountable Example: […] as to the advisability of marriage. On the whole, the young man is inclined to avoid the risks and dangers of conjugal life. However, he complains of the persistence and the uncontrollableness of his passions. He seems to think that he would be well off if he could be entirely free from them. He appeals to the physician for advice as to some method of freeing himself from his natural tendencies.
Word: controllably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English controllable Middle English -ly English -ly English controllably From controllable + -ly. 1. In a controllable manner.
Word: tortelloni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian tortelloni. 1. A larger form of tortellini pasta. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: controllableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English controllable 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 controllableness From controllable + -ness. 1. The state of being controllable; the capability of being controlled. Labels: uncountable
Word: controllability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English control Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English controllable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English controllability From controllable + -ity. 1. The quality or extent of being controllable; controllableness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These conditions are discussed under the subjects of controllability, stabilizability, reconstructability, and detectability in the literature on linear optimal control.
Word: unmanageably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unmanageable Middle English -ly English -ly English unmanageably From unmanageable + -ly. 1. In an unmanageable manner; uncontrollably.
Word: unmanageable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English manageable English unmanageable From un- + manageable. 1. Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed. Example: Meanwhile, the everyday landscape becomes more nightmarish and unmanageable each year. Example: It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […].
Word: unmanageableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unmanageable 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 unmanageableness From unmanageable + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being unmanageable. Labels: uncountable
Word: manageable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From manage + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈmænɪd͡ʒəbl̩/, /ˈmænəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/ 1. Capable of being managed or controlled. Example: Like any outdoor activity, geocaching involves some inherent risk, and many geocachers enjoy manageable risks. 2. Capable of being done or fulfilled; achievable. Example: But these words didn't follow the precepts of the metric system, the official standard for demarcating the universe into manageable, studyable chunks. Example: While some of these moves will be prompted by, for instance, releasing equity to help children get on the property ladder, David Fell, Hamptons' senior analyst, says many will probably be downsizing to reduce mortgage payments to a more manageable level.
Word: manageableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English manageable 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 manageableness From manageable + -ness. 1. The state of being manageable; tractableness; docility. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: manageably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English manageable Middle English -ly English -ly English manageably From manageable + -ly. 1. In a manageable manner.
Word: boot block Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boot + block. 1. A dedicated block usually at the beginning (first block on first track) of a storage medium that holds special data used to start a system. Some systems use a boot block of several physical sectors, while some use only one boot sector. Other manufacturers use the terms boot block and boot sector interchangeably.
Word: boot sector Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From boot + sector. 1. A dedicated sector, usually at the beginning (first sector on first track) of a storage medium, that holds special data used to start a system. Example: Some systems use a boot block of several physical sectors, while some use only one boot sector. Other manufacturers use the terms "boot block" and "boot sector" interchangeably.
Word: tractableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tractable 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 tractableness From tractable + -ness. 1. The state of being tractable; tractability. Labels: uncountable
Word: inlay Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Old English læġ English lay English inlay From in- + lay. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈleɪ/ 1. To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design. Labels: also, figuratively Example: The body of the Scriptures hath in it limbs taken from other bodies; and in the vvord of God, are the vvords of other men, other authors, inlaid & inſerted. But, this vvork is onely vvhere the Holy Ghoſt is the VVorkman: It is not for man to inſert, to inlay other vvords into the vvord of God. 2. To place an inlay in a tooth. Example: Porcelain inlaying is a grand thing in certain cases, and it is much to be regretted that the present existing circumstances do not warrant its being used more extensively. Example: It is not strange that this principle of inlaying should occur to those men years ago, for it was one of the most ancient of arts and it had been brought well-nigh to perfection. The thought of restoring broken surface in teeth, as was being done in gold and wood was ever present with them.
Word: inlay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Old English læġ English lay English inlay From in- + lay. Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.leɪ/ 1. The material placed within a different material in the form of a decoration. Example: The table and two base pedestals cost more than $4,000. The pedestals are described as having “hand applied ebonized inlay with bell flowers topped by hand carved scrolls and a fluted column.” 2. A filling for a tooth, made of ceramic or gold to fit the cavity and shape of tooth and cemented into place. 3. The piece of paper or the booklet inside the case of a compact disc, DVD, or cassette. Example: Putting it all together: the cassette’s been run through a labelling machine, and now this Heath Robinsonesque device adds the inlay and the box in one swift operation, taking about three seconds for each cassette.
Word: keypad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From key + pad. Pronunciation: /ˈkiːpæd/ 1. A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine. Example: Many laptop computers have special function keys which turn part of the alphabetical keyboard into a numeric keypad. Example: He pulled a picture frame to one side, revealing a safe behind. Chang pressed four buttons on the keypad… …and the safe door whirred open.
Word: chambermaid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chamber + maid. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃeɪm.bə(ɹ).meɪd/ 1. A maid who handles the chores in a hotel room or (chiefly historically) a bedroom in a wealthy household. Example: Near-synonym: cleaning lady (not always differentiated) 2. A chamberer. Labels: archaic
Word: symbolically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From symbolical + -ly or symbolic + -ally. Pronunciation: /ˌsɪmˈbɒlɪklɪ/, /ˌsɪmˈbɑːlɪklɪ/ 1. In a symbolic manner. Example: Haha, memes are funny! Until they totally become racist. Pepe the Frog lived a very normal meme life right up until online trolls turned him into a green thing of hate in 2016. It got so bad his creator symbolically killed him off in 2017. 2. By means of symbols or a symbol. 3. As symbols or a symbol. Example: In the end, the deadlock was resolved by a minor -- but for the National Party symbolically important -- addition to one of the other subsections of the language clause.
Word: mone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English monien, from Old English monian, manian (“to bring to mind what ought to be done, urge upon one what ought to be done, admonish, warn, exhort, instigate, bring to mind what should not be forgotten, remind, suggest, prompt, tell what ought to be done, teach, instruct, advise, claim, demand, ask of a person, remember”), from Proto-Germanic *manōną (“to admonish”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mania (“to admonish”), Dutch manen (“to admonish”), German mahnen (“to remind, admonish, urge”). 1. To admonish; advise; explain. Labels: transitive
Word: mone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English mone, alteration (affected by monien (“to admonish”)) of *mine (“mind”), from Middle English minen, mynen, munen, from Old English ġemynan, ġemunan (“to remember”). More at mind. 1. Mind; preference. Labels: obsolete Example: A cumber-world, yet in the world am left, / A fruitles plot, with brambles ouergrowne, / Miſliued man of my vvorlds ioy bereft, / Hart-breaking cares the ofspring of my mone.
Word: mone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alternative spellings. 1. Obsolete spelling of moan. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 2. Obsolete spelling of moon. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: mone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alternative spellings. 1. Obsolete spelling of moan. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: matching Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of match Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: matching Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. The same as another; sharing the same design. Example: We bought a new sofa and matching armchairs. Example: [...] the Class 142s and 143s have at times sported a number of advertising liveries [...]. The two cars of Arriva Trains Wales 142081 were certainly not a matching pair when photographed in 2005. 2. That constitutes part of a pair with something else; complementary. Example: I greet you across the miles and hold out my hand to you and wish you many sunlit days and matching moonlit nights.
Word: matching Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. The process by which things are matched together or paired up. 2. A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect, such that pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one to one.
Word: nuptial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”), from nūbō (“to marry, to take as husband”). Pronunciation: /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/, /ˈnʌp.t͡ʃ(ʊ)əl/, /ˈnɐpʃəl/, /ˈnʊpʃəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage. Example: To prevent the erosion of his own authority, Basil is persuaded to re-enact his father's crime — to unflower the servant girl on her nuptial night. 2. Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.
Word: slacken Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English slakenen, equivalent to slack + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈslæ.kən/ 1. To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag. Labels: intransitive Example: The pace slackened. Example: He seemed tired, and the Rat let him rest unquestioned, understanding something of what was in his thoughts; knowing, too, the value all animals attach at times to mere silent companionship, when the weary muscles slacken and the mind marks time. 2. To make slack, less taut, or less intense. Labels: transitive Example: slacken the rope Example: During this interlude, Warwick, though he had slackened his pace measurably, had so nearly closed the gap between himself and them as to hear the old woman say, with the dulcet negro intonation: […] 3. To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake. Example: to slacken lime
Word: trenette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Italian trenette. 1. A form of pasta from Liguria, similar to narrow, thick tagliatelle. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: graciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English graciously, graciousliche; equivalent to gracious + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪʃəsli/ 1. In a gracious manner; with grace and courtesy.
Word: scaffolder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scaffold + -er. 1. A person who erects and dismantles scaffolding. 2. A software tool that creates the basic framework or template for a new project. Example: The default site that is created by the Visual Studio project scaffolder uses Bootstrap by default. Example: React has a scaffolder tool called create-react-app, which […] saves countless hours for React developers […] 3. A spectator in the gallery of a theatre.
Word: tractability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tractable + -ity, from Latin tractabilitas. 1. The state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At the expense of some realism, these simplifying assumptions afford a great deal of tractability, which allows us to make clear statements about optimal policy.
Word: tractably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English tractable Middle English -ly English -ly English tractably From tractable + -ly. 1. In a tractable manner; with compliance or docility.
Word: scaffolded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of scaffold Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scaffolded Part of Speech: adj 1. supplied with erected scaffolding
Word: scaffoldage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English scaffold Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English scaffoldage From scaffold + -age. 1. The amount of scaffolding needed, or supplied for a specific installation. Labels: uncountable
Word: frustrating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From frustrate + -ing. Pronunciation: /fɹəˈstɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/, /ˌfɹʌsˈtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/, /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/, [ˈf(ɹ)ʌsˌtɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ], [ˈf(ɹ)ʌʃˌt͡ʃɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ] 1. Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty. Example: The episode’s unwillingness to fully commit to the pathos of the Bart-and-Laura subplot is all the more frustrating considering its laugh quota is more than filled by a rollicking B-story that finds Homer, he of the iron stomach and insatiable appetite, filing a lawsuit against The Frying Dutchman when he’s hauled out of the eatery against his will after consuming all of the restaurant’s shrimp (plus two plastic lobsters).
Word: frustrating Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From frustrate + -ing. Pronunciation: /fɹəˈstɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/, /ˌfɹʌsˈtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/, /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/, [ˈf(ɹ)ʌsˌtɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ], [ˈf(ɹ)ʌʃˌt͡ʃɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ] 1. present participle and gerund of frustrate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: trottole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Italian for "spinning tops". 1. A type of pasta in a shape supposed to resemble spinning tops. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: governable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English govern Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English governable From govern + -able. 1. Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule. Example: Even without theatrical shoes on, Erlys was taller than Luca Zombini, and kept her fair hair in a Psyche knot, out of which the less governable tresses continued, with the day, to escape.
Word: governableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English governable 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 governableness From governable + -ness. 1. The state of being governable. Labels: uncountable
Word: screaming Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈskɹiːmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of scream Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:scream.
Word: screaming Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈskɹiːmɪŋ/ 1. Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear. 2. Obvious; distinct. 3. First-rate; splendid. Labels: informal Example: All undergraduate libraries have been a screaming success as study halls. The Undergraduate Library of the University of Michigan may be the smash hit of all time; the attendance in that library during 1968-69 was 1,899,000. 4. Hilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter. Labels: informal Example: a screaming farce 5. Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay. Labels: slang Example: Did you see that guy at the bar? Screaming!
Word: screaming Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈskɹiːmɪŋ/ 1. A scream. Example: The hissings and screamings of the vulgar against him as he moved forward on his stedfast course he heeded less than those of geese on a common.
Word: spinning top Part of Speech: noun 1. A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string. Example: Patel says the muons behave a bit like a child’s spinning top, in rotating around the axis of the magnetic field. However, as the muons move, they wobble.
Word: intoxicant Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɒksɪk(ə)nt/ 1. Something which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent. Example: Alcohol, opium and laughing gas are intoxicants. 2. Poison.
Word: intoxicant Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɒksɪk(ə)nt/ 1. Intoxicating. Labels: not-comparable
Word: featured Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From feature + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈfiːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/ 1. displayed with special treatment Example: This month's featured products are on the first page of the catalogue. 2. Having features of a particular kind. Labels: in-compounds Example: the broad-featured son of a farmer
Word: featured Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From feature + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈfiːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/ 1. past participle of feature Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: intoner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From intone + -er. 1. One who intones.
Word: intolerantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intolerant Middle English -ly English -ly English intolerantly From intolerant + -ly. 1. In an intolerant manner; without toleration. Example: Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it. George Santayana
Word: zitone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of zitoni. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: intolerably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intolerable Middle English -ly English -ly English intolerably From intolerable + -ly. 1. In an intolerable manner; beyond endurance.
Word: secondi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of secondo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intolerableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English intolerable 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 intolerableness From intolerable + -ness. 1. The state of being intolerable or insufferable. Labels: uncountable Example: Such is the endlessness, yea, the intolerableness of all earthly effort.
Word: intolerability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin intolerabilitas. 1. The state of being intolerable; intolerableness.
Word: insupportable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French insupportable, from Late Latin insupportabilis. See also in- + supportable. 1. That cannot be tolerated or endured. Example: My Lord you do me moſt inſupportable vexation. Example: The Captain, at Mr. Allworthy’s Inſtance, was outwardly, as we have ſaid, reconciled to his Brother, yet the ſame Rancour remained in his Heart; and he found ſo many Opportunities of giving him private Hints of this, that the Houſe at laſt grew inſupportable to the poor Doctor; and he choſe rather to ſubmit to any Inconveniencies which he might encounter in the World, than longer to bear theſe cruel and ungrateful Inſults, from a Brother for whom he had done ſo much. 2. That cannot be supported; that cannot be demonstrated or proved. (of a statement, claim, argument, etc.) Example: […] the energy debate is in danger of being corrupted by misstatements small and large. Among these is the insupportable proposition that the California energy crisis can somehow be relieved by drilling in the Arctic refuge — an idea Ms. Norton echoed when she said that new drilling would “resolve some of the problems we’ve been having lately.” Example: This is a critical error, which undermines the report and leads the advisory group to make a series of contradictory and insupportable recommendations.
Word: ssh Part of Speech: intj 1. Be quiet or reduce the volume.
Word: ssh Part of Speech: verb 1. Synonym of shush.
Word: ssh Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation of secure shell. 1. A program and protocol for securely logging in to and running programs on remote machines across a network, with encryption to protect the transferred information and authentication to ensure that the remote machine is the one desired.
Word: ssh Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Abbreviation of secure shell. 1. To use ssh to connect to a remote computer.
Word: insupportableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English insupportable 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 insupportableness From insupportable + -ness. 1. The state of being insupportable; insufferableness. Labels: uncountable
Word: insupportably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English insupportable Middle English -ly English -ly English insupportably From insupportable + -ly. 1. In an insupportable manner.
Word: supportable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English supportable, equivalent to support + -able, or possibly from Middle French supportable. 1. Capable of being supported, upheld, maintained, or defended. Example: A ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable. 2. Capable of being borne, endured, or tolerated; endurable. Example: [...]supportable To make the dear loss, have I means much weaker Than you may call to comfort you, for I Have lost my daughter.
Word: supportableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English supportable 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 supportableness From supportable + -ness. 1. The state of being supportable. Labels: uncountable
Word: supportably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English supportable Middle English -ly English -ly English supportably From supportable + -ly. 1. In a supportable manner.
Word: insufferableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English insufferable 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 insufferableness From insufferable + -ness. 1. The state of being insufferable. Labels: uncountable
Word: insufferably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English insufferable Middle English -ly English -ly English insufferably From insufferable + -ly. 1. In an insufferable manner. Example: He has good cards to play on making Brussels better and slimming the continent's heavyweight welfare states. Both can, not implausibly, be given a New Labourish colouring, though Mr Blair's lectures can sound insufferably Pecksniffian.
Word: sufferable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *upó From Middle English sufferable, souffrable (“bearable, endurable, tolerable; allowable, permissible; able to or willing to bear hardship; forbearing, long-suffering; calm, self-restrained, slow to anger; capable of suffering”), from Anglo-Norman sufferable, souffrable, and Old French souffrable, suffrable (“sufferable, tolerable”)), from Medieval Latin sufferābilis, from Latin sufferre + -ābilis (suffix meaning ‘able or worthy to be’). Sufferre is the present active infinitive of sufferō, subferō (“to bear or carry under; to bear, endure, suffer, undergo”), from sub- (prefix meaning ‘below, under’) + ferō (“to bear, carry; to endure, suffer, tolerate”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”)). The English word is analysable as suffer + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌfəɹəb(ə)l/, /ˈsʌfɹəb(ə)l/ 1. Able to suffer, endure, or tolerate. Labels: archaic, obsolete Example: . 2. Capable of being endured, tolerated, permitted, or allowed. Labels: archaic, obsolete Example: Greek philosophers put it bluntly: "The best thing in the world is not to be born; but the second best is to die." Up to the point of suicide the suffering continues to be sufferable.
Word: sufferableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sufferable 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 sufferableness From sufferable + -ness. 1. The state of being sufferable. Labels: uncountable
Word: sufferably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English sufferable Middle English -ly English -ly English sufferably From sufferable + -ly. 1. In a sufferable manner.
Word: unendurable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- Latin indūrō Latin indūrāreder. Old French endurerbor. Middle English enduren English endure Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English endurable English unendurable From un- + endurable. Pronunciation: /ˌʌn.ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ.ɪ.bəl/ 1. Not to be endured; intolerable.
Word: unendurably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unendurable Middle English -ly English -ly English unendurably From unendurable + -ly. 1. In an unendurable manner; intolerably. Example: Three days passed. Carrados was not unendurably bored, for his mind was an inexhaustible storehouse […]
Word: unending Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English ending English unending From un- + ending. 1. Not ending; having no end; eternal. Example: At any rate I was very sure that I would not attempt to attain unending life. Example: As he looked back and thought of the recurrent seasons falling upon the world it seemed to him that they had come to the count, over and over, of Hard Times, Hard Times, Hard Times, more monotonous, more unending, than the count of the soldiers, muttering as they marched, years before, in the town which had before been called only the crossroads.
Word: unendingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unending Middle English -ly English -ly English unendingly From unending + -ly. 1. Without end; eternally; in an unending manner. Labels: not-comparable Example: Imagine God in Heaven surrounded by the choirs of adoring angels singing hosannahs unendingly.
Word: unendingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English unending 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 unendingness From unending + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being unending. Labels: uncountable
Word: sweetbreads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sweetbread. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intimidatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English intimidating Middle English -ly English -ly English intimidatingly From intimidating + -ly. 1. In an intimidating manner. Example: He stared intimidatingly at John. John, feeling threatened, ran off.
Word: intestacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From intestate + -cy. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛstəsi/ 1. The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: creamed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See cream (verb) Pronunciation: /kɹiːmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of cream Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The other team was so good! We were creamed, and rightly so.
Word: creamed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See cream (verb) Pronunciation: /kɹiːmd/ 1. prepared with cream. Labels: not-comparable
Word: have a go Part of Speech: verb 1. To make an attempt; to try. Labels: Australia, UK, informal, intransitive Example: I've never tried karate before, but I'm willing to have a go. 2. To attack someone physically; to have a fight. Labels: Australia, UK, idiomatic, informal, intransitive Example: I heard you had a go at Jack the other night. Example: 'Yes, me and Marty had a go when he didn't believe me about the girl.' 3. To tell off (especially unnecessarily or excessively), to criticise. Labels: Australia, UK, idiomatic, informal, intransitive Example: My teacher had a go at me earlier, just for missing one sodding homework. I was fuming. Example: Except her dad had a go last time, the last time she'd brought home a detention slip for him to sign.
Word: intimidated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪ.tɪd/, /ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪ.tɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of intimidate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: intimidated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪ.tɪd/, /ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪ.tɪd/ 1. Subjected to intimidation.
Word: interviewer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From interview + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/, /ˈɪntəvjuːə/ 1. One who interviews. Example: “I don't consider myself a nebbish,” Woody told interviewers early in his career, “but everyone else does.” Example: "I am glad to know you preserve that old signal box at the top of the incline. Is it not the oldest in Scotland?" an interviewer asks John Conacher, General Manager of the North British Railway, in 1898.
Word: interventionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French interventionnisme. By surface analysis, intervention + -ism. 1. The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The medical practice of trying to prolong someone's life. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The idea that a person develops cognition through explicit instruction by others, and not merely by being nurtured and allowed to develop individually. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: interventionist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French interventionniste, equivalent to intervention + -ist. 1. Of or pertaining to interventionism, or an advocate thereof. Labels: not-comparable Example: I don't believe in an interventionist God / But I know, darling, that you do / But if I did, I would kneel down and ask Him / Not to intervene when it came to you Example: And the liberal blogosphere has long labeled Clinton part of the neoconservative wing, a conservative intellectual movement that supports an interventionist foreign policy.
Word: interventionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French interventionniste, equivalent to intervention + -ist. 1. One who practices or defends interventionism. Example: The liberal interventionists and neoconservatives who have accused the administration of failing to lead never laid out an effective case as to what the relationship between U.S. military action and the political end state in Syria would be. Example: Senior players were sceptical to begin with, startled by Conte’s aggressively interventionist training sessions, practice constantly stopped by that barking voice, points of positional detail brutally drilled. 2. A physician who performs minimally invasive procedures using imaging guidance. Example: Interventionists who took longer than average to thrombectomize AVF [arteriovenous fistulas] took longer than average to thrombectomize AVG [arteriovenous grafts].
Word: prolongment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prolong Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English prolongment From prolong + -ment. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈlɒŋmənt/, /pɹəˈlɔŋmənt/, /pɹəˈlɑŋmənt/, /pɹoʊ-/ 1. The act of prolonging, or the state of being prolonged; prolongation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: prolonger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prolong + -er. 1. One who or that which prolongs, or lengthens in time or space. Example: It imparts a sweetness to the breath, is a valuable medicine in all nervous complaints, and is esteemed as a prolonger of life and an exciter of venery.
Word: prolongation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English prolongacioun, from Old French prolongation, from Late Latin prōlongātiō, from prōlongātus, perfect passive participle of Latin prōlongō, from prō + longus. By surface analysis, prolong + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən/, /ˌpɹəʊləŋˈɡeɪʃən/, /ˌpɹɒlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən/, /ˌpɹɒləŋˈɡeɪʃən/, /pɹoʊˌlɔŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/ 1. The act of prolonging. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a rapid voice tremor or "flutter" of around 10 Hz, best detected on vowel prolongation. 2. That which has been prolonged; an extension. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: prolongable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English prolong Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English prolongable From prolong + -able. 1. Capable of being prolonged, extended, or lengthened.
Word: interspersion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English intersperse Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English interspersion From intersperse + -ion. 1. The state of being interspersed. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of interspersing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: salmi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French salmis, from Italian salame, from sale (“salt”). 1. A rich stew or ragout, especially of game. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: She went downstairs to the kitchen and actually cooked little dishes for him. "Isn't it a good salmi?" she said; "I made it for you. I can make you better dishes than that, and will when you come to see me."
Word: walking patient Part of Speech: noun 1. A patient whose injuries and/or illness are relatively minor, permitting the patient to walk and not require a litter.
Word: wanted cargo Part of Speech: noun 1. In naval control of shipping, a cargo which is not immediately required by the consignee country, but will be needed later. Labels: uncountable
Word: ossobuco Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of osso buco. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: rabbits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rabbit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rabbits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rabbit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: piet-my-vrou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans piet-my-vrou, literally ‘Peter my wife’, supposed representation of the bird’s call. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪtmeɪfɹəʊ/ 1. A red-chested cuckoo, of species Cuculus solitarus. Labels: South-Africa
Word: warden system Part of Speech: noun 1. An informal method of communication used to pass information to US citizens during emergencies.
Word: intransient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English transient English intransient From in- + transient. 1. Not transient; not passing away; permanent.
Word: war game Part of Speech: noun 1. A simulation (by whatever means, physical or digital), for training and strategy purposes, of a military operation involving two or more opposing forces using rules, data, and procedures designed to depict an actual or assumed real-life situation. Example: Well, the WOPR [War Operations Planning Response] spends all it's time thinking about World War III. Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, it plays an endless series of war games using all available information on the state of the world. The WOPR has already fought World War III as a game time and time again. Example: On the other hand, war games in the Weimar era did not first develop into a political instrument when they began to incorporate political entities. Rather, only war games were able to approximate exactly the situation that was to be avoided at all costs. 2. A game, for entertainment or edutainment purposes, that simulates or represents a military operation.
Word: war game Part of Speech: verb 1. To run a military simulation of this kind. Example: Together Britain, the United States and Ukraine conducted an assessment of the new plan, trying to war game it once more.
Word: Wilhelmine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Wilhelm Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English Wilhelmine From Wilhelm + -ine. 1. Of or pertaining to the period of German history 1871-1918, or to the German Emperors of that period. Labels: not-comparable
Word: golden sombrero Part of Speech: noun 1. A humorous verbal "award" given to a batter who has struck out four times in a single game. Example: Jones got a golden sombrero last night; he had a hat trick (three strikeouts) going into the ninth inning, then struck out for the fourth time.
Word: platinum sombrero Part of Speech: noun 1. A humorous verbal "award" given to a batter who has struck out five times in a single game. Example: Mike had to witness his dad achieve a platinum sombrero last night.
Word: Sulawesi Part of Speech: name 1. An island of Indonesia, the world's eleventh-largest island.
Word: entrepreneurship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English entrepreneur Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English entrepreneurship From entrepreneur + -ship. Pronunciation: /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜːʃɪp/, /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ.ʃɪp/, /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnʊɚ.ʃɪp/ 1. The art or science of innovation and risk-taking for profit in business. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is an example of what real entrepreneurship can do on the railway, but sadly there are not many other examples. Most of the private sector businesses in rail are simply 'gaming' the system, trying to outdo or outthink the regulator and the Government in order to generate profit. 2. The quality of being an entrepreneur. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: furthermost Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English forthirmaste, forþermaste, furthermost; equivalent to further + -most. 1. superlative form of further: most further; the most especially forward, ahead or (figurative) progressed Labels: form-of, superlative 2. superlative form of far: most far; farthest Labels: form-of, proscribed, sometimes, superlative
Word: gateman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gate + -man. 1. A gatekeeper; a person who guards a gate. Example: The cars built before 1913 had clerestory roofs, after the American style, and also were provided with gates and end vestibule platforms requiring gatemen. Example: The crossing caused serious congestion with long traffic hold-ups, and had been a bone of contention between the local authorities and the railway for over eighty years. It was controlled from Fletton Road Junction Signalbox (removed at the same time) and, until a wheel was installed in 1920, required two gatemen on each turn of duty.