nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: du jour Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French du jour (literally “of the day”). Pronunciation: /duː ˈʒʊə/, /də ˈʒʊɹ/, /du ˈʒʊɹ/ 1. Of the day; prepared for the day in question Labels: not-comparable Example: The soup du jour is French onion. 2. Currently stylish; en vogue; trendy; favoured now but likely temporary; latest. Labels: broadly, not-comparable Example: Beth came to the party with her boyfriend du jour. Example: The high unemployment numbers are the government's excuse du jour for not doing anything about the environment.
Word: unquiet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet English unquiet From un- + quiet. 1. Uneasy and restless; unable to settle. Example: an unquiet mind Example: But, for the unquiet heart and brain, ⁠A use in measured language lies; ⁠The sad mechanic exercise, Like dull narcotics, numbing pain. 2. Causing or associated with unease or restlessness. Example: an unquiet night Example: Madam Zenocrate, may I preſume To know the cauſe of theſe vnquiet fits: That worke such trouble to your woonted reſt:
Word: unquiet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet English unquiet From un- + quiet. 1. To disquiet (someone or something); to disturb. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: Butt the unbelevinge iewes, steryd uppe and unquyeted the myndes off the gentyles agaynste the brethren. Example: Thus erring Rome hath, doth, & vvill our chriſtian VVorld vnqueate: / May therefore Princes ioyne to race that Monſter from his Seate.
Word: digestibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English digestible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English digestibility From digestible + -ity. 1. The degree to which something is digestible. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: indigestibility 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- English digestibility English indigestibility From in- + digestibility. 1. The state of being indigestible. Labels: uncountable
Word: indigestible 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 digestible English indigestible From in- + digestible. 1. Difficult or impossible to digest. 2. Difficult to accept; unpalatable. Labels: broadly
Word: indigestible 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- English digestible English indigestible From in- + digestible. 1. Anything that is difficult to digest. Example: "Take a cruller, any way," said she, handing him a cake-basket containing a dozen or so of those unspeakable, Dutch indigestibles.
Word: rock climbing Part of Speech: noun 1. The sport of the sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains, or on specially designed walls inside or outdoors. Labels: uncountable Example: James never cared much for the sea-side, but developed a passionate love for the Westmoreland mountains, getting to know most of them as an energetic fell walker, preferring this to rock climbing.
Word: rock climbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of rock climb Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: free climbing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From free + climbing. 1. Rock climbing without the aid of ropes or other equipment, sometimes in an urban environment Labels: uncountable
Word: debounce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English bounce English debounce From de- + bounce. Pronunciation: /diːˈbaʊns/ 1. To remove the small ripple of current that forms when a mechanical switch is pushed in an electrical circuit and makes a series of short contacts. 2. To discard events or signals that should not be processed because they occurred too close together. Labels: broadly Example: With debouncing, we group several calls to the same events into one; with throttling, we are forcing our call to be executed no more than once per time period, such as a maximum of once per 400 ms.
Word: millenarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mīlle Proto-Indo-European *-nósder. Latin -ēnus Latin mīllēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Late Latin millenarius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English millenarian From Late Latin millenarius + English -an. Pronunciation: /mɪlɪˈnɛːɹɪən/ 1. Pertaining to the belief in an impending period of one thousand years of peace and righteousness associated with the Second Coming of Christ and his reign on earth. Example: Franciscans coming from Iberia were particularly prone to the millenarian enthusiasm which gripped southern Europe around 1500, and which the Franciscan Order had so long fostered. They believed that they were living in the End Times […] Example: Mirandola cultivated a Dominican friar, Savonarola, whose millenarian visions had provoked revolution: in the wake of France's invasion, he had inspired a popular uprising in Florence, its ruling Medici family replaced by a people's republic. 2. Pertaining to any of various religious or social movements which believe in a coming or ongoing radical change to existing world order. Example: Restoration of the old empires was not the aim of the totalitarian revolutions in Russia and Germany, since both wanted to bring back the millenarian empire. 3. Lasting or expected to last a thousand years. Example: […] contrasts with the rapid decline and demise of the millenarian empire of Byzantium. Example: But the ashes of Auschwitz fell on Hitler's folly, on the announcement of the millenarian Reich.
Word: millenarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mīlle Proto-Indo-European *-nósder. Latin -ēnus Latin mīllēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Late Latin millenarius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English millenarian From Late Latin millenarius + English -an. Pronunciation: /mɪlɪˈnɛːɹɪən/ 1. A person who believes in an apocalyptic millennium. Example: Like Marxists, wokies are millenarians, working for a magical tomorrow that owes nothing either to past practice or to human frailties.
Word: powerbroker Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of power broker. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: coattail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coat + tail. 1. The flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist. Example: At twilight in the summer[…]the mice come out. They[…]eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly[…]on the floor. 2. Success of a figure, organization or movement that transfers to those who associate with it. Labels: figuratively, plural-normally Example: to ride the coattails Example: Mr Obama’s coat-tails may help lift Wall-Street-basher Elizabeth Warren past pickup-driving Everyman and one-time nude pin-up Scott Brown in Massachusetts[…].
Word: coattail Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From coat + tail. 1. To ride the coattails of. Labels: ambitransitive Example: It wasn't like I just coattailed the auditor's work. Based on the names on the time cards, I was able to conduct interviews with the employees whose labor was mischarged, and they told me which contracts they had actually worked on. Example: The first of these is what Holt calls coat-tailing on cultural epicenters. Through coat-tailing, the brand becomes part of a social movement or emergent meaning-making sub-culture such that it stands as a vested community member […]
Word: deictic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεικτικός (deiktikós, “capable of proof”). Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪktɪk/, /ˈdaɪktɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to deixis; to a word whose meaning is dependent on context. 2. Directly pointing out; specifying.
Word: deictic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεικτικός (deiktikós, “capable of proof”). Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪktɪk/, /ˈdaɪktɪk/ 1. Such a word (such as I or here).
Word: search term Part of Speech: noun 1. The word or phrase that a user searches for, e.g. in a search engine. Example: The final number of search terms was 40.
Word: lifeworld Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of German Lebenswelt, coined by German philosopher Edmund Husserl. 1. The world "as lived" prior to reflective representation or analysis.
Word: McMahon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mathúna, earlier spelling Mac Mathghamhna (literally “son of the bear”), from Middle Irish mac (“son”) and mathgamain (“bear”). Pronunciation: /məkˈmæhən/, /məkˈmeɪən/, /məkˈmæn/, /məkˈmɑːn/ 1. A surname from Irish. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Coulee, Saskatchewan, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: technoscience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der. English techno- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English technoscience From techno- + science. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛknoʊˌsaɪ.əns/ 1. The long-standing global human activity of technology combined with the scientific method that occurred primarily in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. Labels: uncountable 2. The study of the technological and social context of science. Labels: uncountable Example: Briefly put, strategies of globalization undertaken by the state, capital and technoscience all attempt to negotiate the production of locality in a non place- based way that induces increasingly delocalizing effects. Example: Technoscience, when well directed, can produce important means of improving the quality of human life, from useful domestic appliances to great transportation systems, bridges, buildings and public spaces.
Word: coattails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coattail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: coattails Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of coattail Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deictics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of deictic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Picassos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Picasso Labels: form-of, plural
Word: debounces Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of debounce Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: debouncing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of debounce Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: debounced Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of debounce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: search terms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of search term Labels: form-of, plural
Word: powerbrokers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of powerbroker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: millenarians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of millenarian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monoploids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monoploid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mixoploids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mixoploid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: category theory Part of Speech: noun 1. A branch of mathematics which deals with spaces and maps between them in abstraction, taking similar theorems from various disparate more concrete branches of mathematics and unifying them. Labels: uncountable Example: Holonyms: math, maths, mathematics Example: As mentioned earlier set theory provides a general conceptual framework for mathematics. Now, since category theory, through the notion of topos, has succeeded in axiomatising set-theory, the outcome is an entirely new categorial foundation of mathematics! The category-theorists attitude that "function" rather than "set membership" can be seen as the fundamental mathematical concept has been entirely vindicated. The pre-eminent role of set theory in contemporary mathematics is suddenly challenged. A revolution has occurred in the history of mathematical ideas (albeit a peaceful one) that will undoubtedly influence the direction of the path to the future.
Word: abstract algebra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From 1860, The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science Pronunciation: /ˈæbˌstɹækt ˈæl.d͡ʒɪ.bɹə/, /ˈæbˌstɹækt ˈæl.d͡ʒə.bɹə/ 1. The branch of mathematics concerned with algebraic structures, such as groups, rings, and fields. Labels: uncountable Example: The operations are necessarily algebraic, because the relative magnitudes of the given quantities and the quantity sought for are unknown; and it is the essential principle of abstract algebra to furnish rules and symbols of operation which are proper for calculating independently of the knowledge of relative magnitudes. Example: This is neither the best nor the worst of the many abstract algebra texts written for advanced undergraduate courses. The author devotes 300 pages to a first course in abstract algebra and 200 pages to a (presumably) second course in linear algebra.
Word: real analysis Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of mathematics dealing with the real numbers and related structures.
Word: discrete mathematics Part of Speech: noun 1. Collectively, most discrete or computer science-related branches of mathematics, such as graph theory and combinatorics. Labels: uncountable
Word: discrete math Part of Speech: noun 1. Discrete mathematics. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: ring theory Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of mathematics dealing with the algebraic structure of rings. Labels: uncountable
Word: field theory Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of mathematics dealing with the algebraic structure of fields. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A theory which examines patterns of interaction between individuals and their environment. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A theory concerning the relationship between social actors and local social orders. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Galois theory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Standardly constructed calque of French théorie de Galois (which was used as a section heading in 1870, Camille Jordan, Traité des substitutions et des équations algébriques). First appeared in print in 1893, Bulletin of the New York Mathematical Society. Ultimately, named after French mathematician Evariste Galois (1811-1832), who first developed the theory to explore how the roots of a given polynomial equation relate to each other. Pronunciation: /ˈɡælwɑ ˈθi.əɹi/ 1. The branch of mathematics dealing with Galois groups, Galois fields, and polynomial equations. It provides a link between field theory and group theory: it permits certain problems in the former to be reduced to the latter, which in some respects is simpler and better understood. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In this chapter we present the Galois theory which may be described as the analysis of field extensions by means of automorphism groups. Example: The Galois theory of noncommutative rings is a natural outgrowth of the Galois theory of fields.
Word: character theory Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of abstract algebra dealing with group characters. Labels: uncountable
Word: universal algebra Part of Speech: noun 1. A branch of mathematics dealing with equational classes of algebras, where similar theorems from disparate branches of algebra are unified. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. An algebraic structure studied therein. Labels: countable, usually
Word: computability theory Part of Speech: noun 1. Recursion theory. Labels: uncountable 2. The branch of the theory of computation that studies which problems are computationally solvable using different models. Labels: uncountable
Word: recursion theory Part of Speech: noun 1. A branch of mathematical logic studying computable functions and Turing degrees, concerned with questions such as "What does it mean for a function on the natural numbers to be computable?" and "Can noncomputable functions be classified into a hierarchy based on their level of noncomputability?". Labels: uncountable
Word: coding theory Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of mathematics dealing with the art of transmitting messages reliably over a noisy channel by adding redundancy to the message. Labels: uncountable
Word: defrags Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of defrag Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Ramsey theory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after British mathematician and philosopher Frank P. Ramsey. 1. A branch of mathematics which deals with patterns that inevitably arise in sufficiently large sets (i.e., subsets of some structure). Labels: uncountable Example: Ramsey theory can be loosely described as the study of structure which is preserved under finite decomposition. Example: 1999, Randall McCutcheon, Elemental Methods in Ergodic Ramsey Theory, Springer, Lecture Notes in Mathematics: 1722, page 8, We are now ready to offer a loose definition of Ramsey theory. Ramsey theory is a collection of results which, given a finite coloring of some structure, guarantee the existence of certain monochromatic configurations or substructures.
Word: functional analysis Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of mathematics dealing with infinite-dimensional vector spaces, whose elements are actually functions, as well as generalizations such as Banach spaces and Hilbert spaces. Labels: uncountable
Word: bifurcation theory Part of Speech: noun 1. A branch of mathematics concerned with dynamical systems which suffer sudden qualitative changes from an infinitesimal change in a parameter. Labels: uncountable
Word: catastrophe theory Part of Speech: noun 1. The branch of mathematics dealing with dynamical systems which can undergo abrupt irreversible qualitative changes due to a tiny change in parameters. Labels: uncountable
Word: Punnett square Part of Speech: noun Etymology: For Reginald Punnett, British geneticist. 1. A graphical representation used to determine the probability of an offspring expressing a particular genotype.
Word: alienage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English alien 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 alienage From alien + -age. 1. The status of being an alien; origin from elsewhere. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: refugeehood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English refugee Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English refugeehood From refugee + -hood. 1. The state of being a refugee. Labels: uncountable
Word: brachialis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bracchialis, brachialis. Doublet of brachial. 1. A muscle in the upper arm that flexes the elbow joint, in conjunction with the biceps brachii.
Word: charter school Part of Speech: noun 1. A school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located, and in some cases is privately owned. Labels: New-Zealand, US
Word: bad check Part of Speech: noun 1. A check/cheque written against a bank account with insufficient funds to pay the bearer the amount of the check. Example: I'm here for five years for writing a $30 bad check. The judge was prejudice ^([sic]) because he knew I was gay.
Word: blank check Part of Speech: noun 1. A signed check of the type used to draw money from a bank account, containing no information as to the amount to be paid with it, so that any amount can be filled in. Labels: US 2. A grant of complete authority to spend an unlimited amount of money, or to take other actions without restraint. Labels: US, figuratively Example: Nixon and Kissinger had established a blank check policy, giving the Shah a free hand to buy as many American weapons systems as he wanted, even the most technologically advanced, so long as they were not nuclear.
Word: bad checks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bad check Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blank checks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blank check Labels: form-of, plural
Word: common minnow Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of minnow widespread in the fresh waters of northern Eurasia, Phoxinus phoxinus.
Word: loach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English loche, from Old French loche, further origin uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *laukka (“loach”), which could be from Gaulish *leuca (“loach, slug”), also attested as the feminine name Leuca, from leux (“bright, light”), a reference to slugs' bright appearance, the fish later being associated due to similarities to the slug. Pronunciation: /ˈləʊt͡ʃ/ 1. A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea. 2. A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea.
Word: loach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the pronunciation of the acronym LOH (“loach”). Pronunciation: /ˈləʊt͡ʃ/ 1. Synonym of LOH (light observation helicopter) Labels: slang
Word: common minnows Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of common minnow Labels: form-of, plural
Word: charter schools Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of charter school Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Punnett squares Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Punnett square Labels: form-of, plural
Word: calipash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French carapace, Spanish carapacho; further etymology uncertain. Doublet of carapace. Pronunciation: /ˈkælɪpæʃ/ 1. The edible greenish material found underneath the upper half of a turtle's carapace (shell). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The tortoise—as the alderman of Bristol, well learned in eating, knows by much experience—besides the delicious calipash and calipee, contains many different kinds of food. Example: Dobbin helped him to it; for the lady of the house, before whom the tureen was placed, was so ignorant of the contents that she was going to help Mr. Sedley without bestowing upon him either calipash or calipee.
Word: calipee Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkælɪpiː/ 1. A food of the yellowish material found inside the lower half of a turtle's carapace (shell). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The tortoise—as the alderman of Bristol, well learned in eating, knows by much experience—besides the delicious calipash and calipee, contains many different kinds of food. Example: Dobbin helped him to it; for the lady of the house, before whom the tureen was placed, was so ignorant of the contents that she was going to help Mr. Sedley without bestowing upon him either calipash or calipee.
Word: string theory Part of Speech: noun 1. A candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine dimensions, plus the dimension of time. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: String theory denies the existence of a hypothetical eleventh dimension.
Word: carapaces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of carapace Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gob stoppers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gob stopper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spare rib Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sparerib. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spare ribs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spare rib (alternative form of spareribs). Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aneuploids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of aneuploid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cheese crisps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cheese crisp Labels: form-of, plural
Word: proteasomes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of proteasome Labels: form-of, plural
Word: neo soul Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neo- + soul. Pronunciation: /ˌniːəʊ ˈsəʊl/ 1. A subgenre of rhythm and blues that combines the elements of contemporary rhythm and blues, 1970s-style soul music, hip hop, rap, jazz, funk, and classical music. Labels: uncountable Example: She want neo-soul, this hip-hop is old / She don't want no Rock n' Roll
Word: synthpop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From synth (“synthesizer”) + pop. 1. A style of pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. Labels: uncountable Example: As well as being forefathers of the synthpop that would dominate the 1980s and beyond, the title track of Trans-Europe Express was sampled in 1982 by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force for one of the earliest hip-hop hits, Planet Rock, while Computer World was hugely influential on the house and techno music that emerged from Chicago and Detroit that decade. Example: Steve Bronski, a founding member of the trailblazing British synth-pop trio Bronski Beat, has died, a source close to the group has confirmed.
Word: Eurodance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Euro- Vulgar Latin *dantiāreder. Anglo-Norman dauncerbor. Middle English dauncen English dance English Eurodance From Euro- + dance. 1. A type of European synthesizer-driven dance music which became popular worldwide in the early- to mid-1990s and continuing up until today. Labels: uncountable Example: A left field U.S. pick, this combination of big beat Eurodisco (or is that Eurodance now?) and westernized Japanese musical motifs is the unlikely work of a Scottish doctor’s wife and singer of traditional Gaelic folk songs. Example: Though the genre's formation took place in several countries across Europe, 20 years later Eurodance became the internationally most widespread popular music from Germany.
Word: scat singing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of vocalizing, using nonsense syllables or sounds (e.g. "dool-yuh doot-n dwee-dah") to create an improvised melodic solo, often imitative of other musical instruments. Labels: uncountable
Word: oenocyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oeno- + -cyte. 1. A large secretory cell found in clusters underlying the epidermis of larval abdominal segments.
Word: idiot light Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From idiot + light, suggesting that even a stupid person with no mechanical knowledge can recognize a problem when thus indicated. 1. Any warning light or indicator on the dashboard of a car, designed to alert the driver to problems, such as the parking brake being on or the oil being low. Labels: slang
Word: lour Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The verb is derived from Middle English louren, lour, loure (“to frown or scowl; to be dark or overcast; to droop, fade, wither; to lurk, skulk”), probably from Old English *lūran, *lūrian, from Proto-Germanic *lūraną (“to lie in wait, lurk”). The English word is cognate with Danish lure (“to lie in ambush; to take a nap”), Middle Dutch loeren (modern Dutch loeren (“to lurk, spy on”)), Middle Low German lûren (“to lie in ambush”), German Low German luren (“to lurk”), Middle High German lūren (“to lie in ambush”) (modern German lauern (“to lie in ambush; to lurk”)), Icelandic lúra (“to take a nap”), Saterland Frisian luurje (“to lie in wait”), West Frisian loere (“to lurk”), and Swedish lura (“to lie in ambush; to deceive, fool, trick; to lure; to take a nap”); and is related to lurk. The noun is derived from the verb. Pronunciation: /ˈlaʊə/, /ˈlaʊ.ə/, /ˈlaʊɚ/, /ˈlaʊɹ/, /ˈlaʊ.ɚ/ 1. To frown; to look sullen. Labels: intransitive Example: [...] Juno took her place: But ſullen Diſcontent ſat lowring on her Face. Example: And solace sought he none from priest nor leech, / And soon the same in movement and in speech, / As heretofore he fill'd the passing hours, / Nor less he smiles, nor more his forehead lours / Than these were wont; [...] 2. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; of the sky: to be covered with dark and threatening clouds; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: Now is the winter of our diſcontent, Made glorious ſummer by this ſonne of Yorke: And all the cloudes that lowrd vpon our houſe, In the deepe boſome of the Ocean buried. Example: And with them comes a third of Regal port, / But faded ſplendor wan; who by his gate / And fierce demeanour ſeems the Prince of Hell, / Not likely to part hence without conteſt; / Stand firm, for in his look defiance lours.
Word: lour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The verb is derived from Middle English louren, lour, loure (“to frown or scowl; to be dark or overcast; to droop, fade, wither; to lurk, skulk”), probably from Old English *lūran, *lūrian, from Proto-Germanic *lūraną (“to lie in wait, lurk”). The English word is cognate with Danish lure (“to lie in ambush; to take a nap”), Middle Dutch loeren (modern Dutch loeren (“to lurk, spy on”)), Middle Low German lûren (“to lie in ambush”), German Low German luren (“to lurk”), Middle High German lūren (“to lie in ambush”) (modern German lauern (“to lie in ambush; to lurk”)), Icelandic lúra (“to take a nap”), Saterland Frisian luurje (“to lie in wait”), West Frisian loere (“to lurk”), and Swedish lura (“to lie in ambush; to deceive, fool, trick; to lure; to take a nap”); and is related to lurk. The noun is derived from the verb. Pronunciation: /ˈlaʊə/, /ˈlaʊ.ə/, /ˈlaʊɚ/, /ˈlaʊɹ/, /ˈlaʊ.ɚ/ 1. A frown, a scowl; an angry or sullen look. Example: I have ſuch averſion to ill temper, that I could ſooner forgive my wife adultery, than croſſneſs. I cannot taſte Caſſio's kiſs on her lips; but I can ſee a lour on her brow. 2. Of the sky, the weather, etc.: a dark, gloomy, and threatening appearance. Labels: figuratively
Word: palatine uvula Part of Speech: noun 1. The uvula in the mouth (as distinguished from uvulae elsewhere in the body).
Word: BOAC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of British Overseas Airways Corporation. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: BEA Part of Speech: name Etymology: Initialism. 1. Initialism of British European Airways. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism 2. Initialism of Bureau of Economic Analysis. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of British East Africa. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: BEA Part of Speech: name Etymology: Initialism of French BEA (“Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'analyses pour la sécurité de l'Aviation civile”). 1. Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile, the French civil aviation accident investigation bureau.
Word: mechanotransduction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechan(ic) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mechano- English transduction English mechanotransduction From mechano- + transduction. 1. The conversion of a mechanical stimulus into chemical activity Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lamellipodium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lamella + -podium (“leg-like structure”). 1. A cytoskeletal actin projection on the mobile edge of the cell.
Word: lamellipodia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lamellipodium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cytoskeletal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- English skeleton English -al English skeletal English cytoskeletal From cyto- + skeletal. 1. Of or pertaining to a cytoskeleton. Labels: not-comparable
Word: louvred Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of louvered. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Four fixed windows are fitted on the corridor side of the body and nine louvred air intakes on the opposite side. Rubber water drainage pipes are taken from these, and from the pantograph roof well, down the inside of the body. Example: The problem is to design this louvred cladding to produce an impression of power, speed and efficiency.
Word: coracoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin corax + -oid. 1. Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals; the coracoid process 2. A small bone linking the scapula and sternum in birds, reptiles and some other vertebrates
Word: coracoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin corax + -oid. 1. hooked like the beak of a crow Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to the coracoid process Labels: not-comparable
Word: acrocoracoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)der. New Latinbor. English acro- English coracoid English acrocoracoid From acro- + coracoid. 1. A dorsal expansion of the coracoid bone which completes the opening for the triosseal canal.
Word: acrocoracoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)der. New Latinbor. English acro- English coracoid English acrocoracoid From acro- + coracoid. 1. Of or pertaining to this extension. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acrocoracoid process Part of Speech: noun 1. A dorsal expansion of the coracoid process which completes the opening for the triosseal canal.
Word: coracoid process Part of Speech: noun 1. Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals
Word: acrocoracohumeral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)der. New Latinbor. English acro- English coraco- English humeral English acrocoracohumeral From acro- + coraco- + humeral. 1. That connects the acrocoracoid process to the humerus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acrocoracohumeral ligament Part of Speech: noun 1. A ligament that connects the humerus to the shoulder joint; its evolution was critical to the origin of flight in birds.
Word: patch pocket Part of Speech: noun 1. A pocket made of a piece of fabric by sewing it onto the outside of a garment.
Word: massage parlour Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of massage parlor. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: minimalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English minimum English -al English minimal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English minimalism From minimal + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnɪməlɪzəm/, /ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪz.əm/, [ˈmɪn.ə.mɫ̩.ɪz.m̩] 1. A style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity of form. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to achieve a trancelike effect. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Of simple living, the intentional reduction of material possessions and distractions. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: massage parlor Part of Speech: noun 1. A place where clients can pay for a massage. Labels: US 2. A place that offers a happy ending (a hand job) after the massage; a front organization for a brothel. Labels: US
Word: concrete nouns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of concrete noun Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salutations Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The interjection is an application of the noun. Pronunciation: /ˌsæljʊˈteɪʃənz/ 1. plural of salutation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: salutations Part of Speech: intj Etymology: The interjection is an application of the noun. Pronunciation: /ˌsæljʊˈteɪʃənz/ 1. A greeting; hello. Labels: formal, humorous Example: Greetings and salutations. You a Heather?
Word: cathouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of cat + house. Pronunciation: /ˈkat.haʊs/ 1. A brothel. Labels: US, slang Example: Do you know how he spent years watching the droopy chicks in cathouses, listening to his cellmates moaning low behind the bars […]? 2. Any small house, structure or fold used to house a cat. Labels: literally, rare Example: Alot^([sic]) of great work is being done all throughout blog land in terms of raising the money to build a cathouse for homeless kitties here at the daily dose.
Word: red light district Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of red-light district. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Obon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese お盆 (おぼん, Obon). 1. A Japanese festival to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. Example: It was coming up to Obon, and spirits were cruising about like travelers arriving at the airport with their suitcases, looking for a place to check in. Obon was their summer vacation, too, when they could come back from the land of the dead to visit us here, in the land of the so-called living.
Word: autoregulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + regulation. 1. Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wheelchair user Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is injured or disabled and uses a wheelchair for mobility, usually long-term. Example: "A number of companies claimed the dedicated space for wheelchairs is somehow a multi-user space. It isn't - the space for wheelchair users is prioritised for those users by law. That puts parents with pushchairs in conflict. […] A wheelchair user should not have to ask a parent with an unfolded buggy to move from that space, […].
Word: stage of the game Part of Speech: noun 1. A point in the progress of an ongoing dispute or process. Labels: idiomatic Example: At that stage of the game it was too late for diplomacy.
Word: glenoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek γληνοειδής (glēnoeidḗs, “socket like”), equivalent to From glene + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈɡliːnɔɪd/, /ˈɡlɛnɔɪd/ 1. A shallow depression in a bone, especially in the scapula.
Word: glenoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek γληνοειδής (glēnoeidḗs, “socket like”), equivalent to From glene + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈɡliːnɔɪd/, /ˈɡlɛnɔɪd/ 1. Of or pertaining to this depression. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hovercar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hover + car. 1. A fictional motor car that hovers a short distance above the ground.
Word: scapulocoracoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scapulo- + coracoid. 1. Of or pertaining to the scapula and coracoid bones of the shoulder. Labels: not-comparable
Word: scapulocoracoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scapulo- + coracoid. 1. A fusion of the scapula and coracoid bones found in lower vertebrates.
Word: chondrichthyan Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the cartilaginous fish, of the class Chondrichthyes, including sharks, ghost sharks, rays, skates, etc
Word: osteichthyan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Osteichthyes + -an 1. A bony fish of the class Osteichthyes.
Word: SPGB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Socialist Party of Great Britain. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: hit it big Part of Speech: verb 1. To have great success Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: I wasn't expecting it to work, but I hit it big when I tried the new approach.
Word: hit the big time Part of Speech: verb 1. To become successful and widely known. Labels: idiomatic Example: After years of hard work, they finally hit the big time with their sixth album.
Word: the bigs Part of Speech: name 1. The major leagues. Labels: informal, plural, plural-only Example: He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the bigs.
Word: sipped Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sip Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: interleukin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inter- + leuko- + -in; *inter-: from Latin inter- (“between, amid”), a form of prepositional inter (“between”). *leuko: from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) *-in: from French -ine, from Latin -īna, feminine of -īnus "of" or "belonging to" 1. Any of a group of cytokine proteins important in the regulation of lymphocyte function. Example: Indeed, it’s possible to create the full storm of cold symptoms with no cold virus at all, but only a potent cocktail of the so-called inflammatory mediators that the body makes itself[,] among them, cytokines, kinins, prostaglandins and interleukins, powerful little chemical messengers that cause the blood vessels in the nose to dilate and leak, stimulate the secretion of mucus, activate sneeze and cough reflexes and set off pain in our nerve fibers. Example: As another interleukin 12/23 antagonist, briakinumab, was withdrawn from further development in part due to concerns about cardiovascular safety, discussion has also emerged on cardiovascular safety of ustekinumab.
Word: grousing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of grouse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: grousing Part of Speech: noun 1. Peevish complaining. Example: I'm sick of your grousings! Example: Cue the grousing: This was computer science, not physics or chemistry! Indeed, of the five laureates on Tuesday and Wednesday, arguably only one, the University of Washington biochemist David Baker, works in the field he was awarded in. 2. The hunting of grouse
Word: anticonstitutionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English anticonstitutional Middle English -ly English -ly English anticonstitutionally From anticonstitutional + -ly. 1. In an anticonstitutional manner.
Word: seismo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tweys- Proto-Indo-European *twéys-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *tséihō Ancient Greek σείω (seíō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós) English seismo- From Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós, “earthquake”). 1. Pertaining to an earthquake. Labels: morpheme
Word: grouching Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹaʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. grouchy
Word: grouching Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹaʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of grouch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: griping Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of gripe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: griping Part of Speech: noun 1. Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe. Example: The gripings are always severe, and a sort of painful descent of the bowels accompanies every evacuation.
Word: sponsorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin sponsorder. English sponsor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English sponsorship From sponsor + -ship. 1. The state or practice of being a sponsor. Labels: uncountable Example: I find that for me, my sponsorship of a child via a charitable NGO provides a sense of great satisfaction. 2. The aid or support provided by a sponsor; backing or patronage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The company provided sponsorship to the research team. Example: The university awarded five sponsorships to the five most qualified applicants.
Word: burial chamber Part of Speech: noun 1. A chamber, often below ground level, used to bury the remains of the dead.
Word: dayroom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From day + room. 1. A common room in a residential total institution such as barracks, psychiatric hospital, prison, or dormitory where the inhabitants can mingle and socialize. 2. A person who switches up or acts fake Labels: US, informal, slang
Word: day room Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dayroom. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stratified columnar epithelia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stratified columnar epithelium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cambria Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Cambria, from Middle Welsh Kymry, from Proto-Brythonic *kömrüɣ, plural of *kömroɣ. Doublet of Cumberland, Cumbria, and Cymru. Cognate with Welsh Cymru. Pronunciation: /ˈkæm.bɹi.ə/, /ˈkeɪm.bɹi.ə/ 1. Wales, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. Labels: historical 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A tiny community in the town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. 16. A rural municipality in southern Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Cambria No. 6. 17. A female given name. Labels: rare
Word: eisteddfodau Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌaɪstɛðˈvɒdaɪ/, /ˌeɪstɛðˈvɒdaɪ/ 1. plural of eisteddfod Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woollier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of woolly: more woolly Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: woolliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of woolly: most woolly Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: stratified columnar epithelium Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of a series of secretive layers of cells found in the uterus, parts of the anus and eye, the male urethra and vas deferens and in parts of the pharynx.
Word: dimers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dimer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: monomers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of monomer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: olefins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of olefin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polymerisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: c 1870 polymerise + -ation 1. Alternative spelling of polymerization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: trimers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of trimer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stored Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of store Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: spending Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English spendyng, spendynge, from Old English spendung (“spending”), equivalent to spend + -ing. Cognate with German Spendung (“contribution, donation”). Pronunciation: /ˈspɛndɪŋ/ 1. gerund of spend, expenditure. Labels: form-of, gerund, uncountable 2. An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: excessive spendings
Word: spending Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈspɛndɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of spend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: simplest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsɪm.pləst/, /ˈsɪm.pəl.əst/ 1. superlative form of simple: most simple Labels: form-of, superlative