nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: gean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French guine (modern French guigne). Pronunciation: /ɡiːn/ 1. A wild cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia or its small, dark fruit. Labels: dialectal Example: Thus in the early year the blue pearl clusters of the grape hyacinth bloomed, and in autumn the geans rejoiced us with the red Chinese lantern gleam of their fruit. Example: ‘Given the circumstances, Effie,’ he whispered, ‘I could blossom again like a gean-tree.’
Word: basti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi बस्ती (bastī, “settlement”). Pronunciation: /bʌstiː/ 1. A slum. Labels: India, North Example: There is a dreary bustee in the neighbourhood which is said to make the most of any cholera that may be going. Example: With the population growth in the jhopadpattis, favelas, bastis and bidonvilles higher than any other environment in the world, we are seeing the emergence of Megaslums, where one million urban poor live in an area measuring just 1.5 square miles.
Word: cyclotron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle ▲ Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)bor. English -tron English cyclotron From cyclo- + -tron. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.klə.tɹɒn/, /ˈsaɪ.kləˌtɹɑn/ 1. An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic field and alternating electric fields. Example: The two cyclotrons achieve their biological effects by focusing charged particles on the tumor. However, the mechanisms differ. Example: We do not examine the 6 hours surrounding perikron as the ion cyclotron waves in this region have already been extensively discussed [Leisner et al., 2006]. Perikron was close to 2100 on 24 December and the inbound pass cuts through the dayside magnetosphere.
Word: venomously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Inherited from Middle English venymously; by surface analysis, venomous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛnəməsli/ 1. In a venomous manner; with venom. Example: He spat venomously over the side of the tree and proceeded to tell me how different things had been when he was young.
Word: jukebox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First use appears c. 1939, from juke (“roadside café”) + box, replacing older collocational terms such as nickel-in-a-slot phonograph, coin-in-the-slot phonograph, and coin-operated phonograph. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuːkbɒks/, /ˈd͡ʒukˌbɑks/ 1. A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections. Example: Glenn Miller plays more sweet numbers than hot. His greatest success has been with the “juke boxes”, the nickel-in-a-slot automatic phonographs. Miller is easily the most outstanding juke-box artist of 1939. Example: "I love rock 'n roll So put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock 'n roll So come and take your time and dance with me" 2. A software application capable of replaying tracks from a digital music collection. Labels: broadly Example: Before you export a movie to tape, double-check the following: Make sure all unnecessary programs are closed, including your e-mail program, MP3 jukebox, and Web browser. 3. An automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc. 4. Ellipsis of jukebox musical. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Jukeboxes have frequently been compared to the megamusicals and are considered a direct offshoot.
Word: jukebox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First use appears c. 1939, from juke (“roadside café”) + box, replacing older collocational terms such as nickel-in-a-slot phonograph, coin-in-the-slot phonograph, and coin-operated phonograph. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuːkbɒks/, /ˈd͡ʒukˌbɑks/ 1. To play and listen to music from a jukebox. Example: Haven't you ever wasted money jukeboxing in the bars that are bathed in pastis and grenadine? Example: She'd been forty-four, him forty-two when they met, both of them drinking a little too much, both of them fed up with romance. She'd said she'd been jukeboxed half to death. 2. To play (music or digital content) on a jukebox Labels: transitive Example: They are everywhere today, whistled in the streets, broadcasted, jukeboxed, danced to in ballrooms. Example: BMI members are turning out some perfectly terrible songs which nevertheless are recorded and jukeboxed and played on the air. 3. To play or repeat as if on a jukebox. Labels: broadly Example: Foamy-chopped dogs frisk the pavements for barf-free kebab or hot dropped fry, mobiles trilling de-daw-de-dee theme tunes, their birdsong jukeboxing the cigarette air as rain falls from a plum sky ... Example: Another one of her sister's old records jukeboxed on in her head. 4. To format or set up for playing by a jukebox. Example: And best of all, per-document-stored cost will be substantially under what it is on spinning spindles alone or when the disks are jukeboxed. Example: Whether discs holding only a hundred images, even if "jukeboxed" in a CD-ROM drive, will be of practical use for large image collections remains to be seen, but at the very least the Photo CD will offer a relatively inexpensive method of obtaining a modest collection of digitized color images.
Word: dramatisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dramatise + -ation. 1. Alternative spelling of dramatization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: disregarded Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪd/, /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːdɪd/ 1. ignored 2. neglected
Word: disregarded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪd/, /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːdɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of disregard Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: depressurisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English depressurise 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 depressurisation From depressurise + -ation. 1. Alternative spelling of depressurization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: depressurization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From depressurize + -ation or de- + pressurization. 1. The act, or an instance, of depressurizing; a reduction of atmospheric pressure within a chamber or space vehicle etc. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: definitional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From definition + -al. Pronunciation: [ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃənəɫ] 1. Of or relating to a definition. Labels: not-comparable Example: Individually, some of these definitions fall into the common definitional trap of being overly precise. Example: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruled in 2018 that lab-grown diamonds are included in the same definitional universe as mined diamonds but warned against the use of terms like "natural" in marketing that confused the two categories. 2. Used to define something. Labels: not-comparable
Word: definitionally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English definitional Middle English -ly English -ly English definitionally From definitional + -ly. 1. In a definitional manner; as a definition. Labels: not-comparable
Word: disquisition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French disquisition (“disquisition”), from Latin disquīsītiō (“inquiry, investigation”), from disquīrō (“to investigate”) (from dis- (prefix meaning ‘apart, asunder’) + quaerō (“to look for, seek; to inquire, question”)) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to an action or the result of an action). Pronunciation: /ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌdɪskwəˈzɪʃən/ 1. A methodical inquiry or investigation. Example: Near-synonym: inquisition Example: Upon the subject of leases, as I wish to avoid all disquisitions which concern the kingdom at large, as much as the county of Lincoln in particular, it will be necessary only to remark, that great as have been improvements in it, I have not the least doubt they would have been much greater and more rapid, had the custom of granting leases been as common here as it is in Norfolk or Suffolk. 2. A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise. Example: Upon this account political diſquiſitions, if juſt, and reasonable, and practicable, are of all the works of ſpeculation the most uſeful. Example: It is only by considering the distance to which large quantities of these commodities are carried, […] that we can form any idea of the magnitude of the trade with India by land, and are led to perceive, that in a Disquisition concerning the various modes of conducting this commerce, it is well entitled to the attention which I have bestowed in endeavouring to trace it.
Word: disorientation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dis- + orientation or perhaps disorientate + -ation. Pronunciation: /dɪsˌɔːɹɪənˈteɪʃən/, /dɪsˌɔ.ɹi.ɪnˈteɪ.ʃn̩/ 1. the loss of one's sense of direction, or of one's position in relationship with the surroundings. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. a state of confusion with regard to time, place or identity. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: For the first time since arriving in Nigeria, she felt a gaping disorientation; for a split second she couldnʼt even remember where she was. 3. a delusion. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: depolarisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of depolarization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: definitively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English definitive Middle English -ly English -ly English definitively From definitive + -ly. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli/ 1. In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final. Example: Far from making the kind of statement of hard fact that editors had readily made regarding claims about Trump’s racism, the article fails to definitively state that the laptop is not, in fact, Russian disinformation.
Word: definitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French définitif. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/, /dɪˈfɪn.ə.tɪv/, [dɪˈfɪn.ə.ɾɪv] 1. explicitly defined 2. determining finally, conclusive, decisive Example: definitive vote Example: She will have the definitive say in the matter, after consulting her board of directors. 3. definite, authoritative and complete Example: A strict and definitive truth. Example: Some definitive […] scheme of reconciliation. 4. limiting; determining Example: a definitive word 5. general, not issued for commemorative purposes 6. Determined; resolved. Labels: obsolete Example: Never crave him. We are definitive.
Word: definitive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French définitif. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/, /dɪˈfɪn.ə.tɪv/, [dɪˈfɪn.ə.ɾɪv] 1. a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something 2. an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand
Word: depersonalisation Part of Speech: noun 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- Middle English personal English personal English -ise English personalise 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 personalisation English depersonalisation From de- + personalisation. 1. Alternative spelling of depersonalization. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: I’ve read that depersonalisation is one of the body’s stress responses. You can’t deal with a situation, so it almost ejects you, makes you feel disconnected.
Word: depersonalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of French dépersonnalisation, equivalent to de- + personalization. 1. The act of depersonalizing or the state of being depersonalized. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He was in a critical state of depersonalization. 2. The loss of one's sense of personal identity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His depersonalization causes a great deal of stress as he searches for an authentic personal identity. Example: Musil is committed to the dissolution of the ego and to the defictionalization and depersonalization of character as Woolf expresses it in “The Narrow Bridge of Art.” 3. A feeling of being unreal, detached or unable to feel emotion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His severe depersonalization causes an aloof demeanor.
Word: disorganisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English organisation English disorganisation From dis- + organisation. 1. Alternative spelling of disorganization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Pack ice, at times mounting to a height of 35 ft., snow, fog, and floating mines all played their part in the disorganisation of railway services, and most of the train ferry services were completely suspended for a month or more; [...].
Word: disembodied Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪsɪmˈbɒdiːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of disembody Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: disembodied Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪsɪmˈbɒdiːd/ 1. Having no material body, immaterial; incorporeal or insubstantial. Example: Near-synonyms: bodiless, bodyless, disincarnate Example: Silence has sometimes a remarkable power of showing itself as the disembodied soul of feeling wandering without its carcase, and it is then more impressive than speech. 2. Of a body part, separated from the body. Example: Near-synonym: severed Example: Disembodied ringlets from hair that look like yours
Word: defilade Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɛfɪˈleɪd/ 1. To fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire. Labels: transitive
Word: defilade Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɛfɪˈleɪd/ 1. A fortification having such protection.
Word: Siraiki Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Saraiki. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Siraiki Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Saraiki. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: Saraiki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Saraiki سرائیکی (sarā'īkī), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin: * From Sindhi سِرو (sirō, “up-river, north”). * From Sanskrit सौवीर (sauvīra, “Sauvira”). Pronunciation: /səˈɹaɪ.kiː/, /səˈɹaɪ.ki/ 1. A linguistic community of central Pakistan. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Saraiki Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Saraiki سرائیکی (sarā'īkī), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin: * From Sindhi سِرو (sirō, “up-river, north”). * From Sanskrit सौवीर (sauvīra, “Sauvira”). Pronunciation: /səˈɹaɪ.kiː/, /səˈɹaɪ.ki/ 1. The Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saraiki people.
Word: Seraiki Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Saraiki. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Seraiki Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Saraiki. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: hawthorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hawthorn, from Old English hagaþorn, hæguþorn, from Proto-West Germanic *haguþorn; equivalent to haw (“hedge, enclosure”) + thorn. Pronunciation: /ˈhɔː.θɔːn/, /ˈhɔ.θɔɹn/, /ˈhɔ.θoɹn/ 1. Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Proust, an author to whom Humboldt had introduced me and in whose work he gave me heavy instruction, said he was often attracted to people whose faces had something in them of a hawthorn hedge in bloom. Example: In fact, a railway lined with hedgerows and shrubs would be perfect for reliability and biodiversity. Hawthorn, for example, can take a good cut and grow back strongly, while still providing shelter for creatures and acting as a natural fence line. Even palisade fencing can be climbed by a determined trespasser, but a good-size hawthorn hedge, lined with thorns and the inevitable brambles, is a serious obstacle.
Word: hickory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A shortening of pockerchicory/pokickery/pohickery, from Powhatan pawcohiccora. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪkəɹiː/, /ˈhɪkɹiː/ 1. Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and Annamocarya, one species of which, Carya illinoinensis, is the source of pecan nuts. Labels: countable Example: [H]e came across this young man sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot And the devil jumped up on a hickory stump And said, "Boy, let me tell you what." 2. The wood of these trees. Labels: uncountable 3. A coarse, durable cotton fabric. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The loggers wore hickory shirts. 4. A club with a head made from hickory wood. Labels: countable, informal Example: What you find out is, if you have good hickories, you can play anywhere from 5,300 yards to 6,100 with no problem. Example: I still had in my possession thirteen sets of hickories and a good stock of gutty golf balls, […]
Word: eBooks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eBook Labels: form-of, plural
Word: colly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English coly, from Old English *coliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *kolig, equivalent to coal + -y. Doublet of coaly. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒli/, /ˈkɑli/ 1. Black as coal. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: four colly birds
Word: colly Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *colien, variant of *colwen (attested in Middle English colwed and colwinge), from Old English *colgian. More at collow. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒli/, /ˈkɑli/ 1. To make black, as with coal. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: Thou hast not collied thy face enough, stinkard Example: Brief as the lighting in the collied night.
Word: colly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *colien, variant of *colwen (attested in Middle English colwed and colwinge), from Old English *colgian. More at collow. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒli/, /ˈkɑli/ 1. Soot. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: besmeared with soot , colly 2. A blackbird Labels: UK, dialectal 3. Alternative spelling of collie. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated Example: Can a Whig lick the feet o' the tyrant wha usurps oor Lord's throne, and accept o' ane indulgence frae him, hurled to him as a bane to a colly dog, binding himself to think as he thinks, and to preach as he wulls it; and to flatter tyranny in church and state, to win a paltry boon! Example: On the moors and mountains of Scotland the shepherd sends out his colly with the sheep, far out of his sight, conscious that when he sets out to look for them, they will be found herded safely together.
Word: forthwith Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English forth-with (“at once, immediately; at the same time, already; straight ahead”) [and other forms], partly from the phrase forth with (something), and partly from forth-with-al, furth-with-al (“at once, immediately; together with”) (whence forthwithal). Pronunciation: /fɔːθˈwɪð/, /-ˈwɪθ/, /fɔɹθˈwɪθ/, /ˈfɔɹθˌwɪθ/ 1. Without delay; immediately. Labels: formal, literary, not-comparable Example: Neyther euery thynge, whiche ony maner way is bredde or gendred of man: is forthwith a man (for els lyſe ſholde be called men) But that thynge, whiche is conceyued in the matrice or wombe of a woman, of the very ſubſtaunce of man: [...] Example: Let ther be Light, ſaid God, and forthwith Light, / Ethereal, firſt of things, quinteſſence pure, / Sprung from the Deep, [...]
Word: formularisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of formularization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: federated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɛdəɹeɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of federate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: federated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfɛdəɹeɪtɪd/ 1. United, as a federation, under a central government Labels: not-comparable Example: As one of the results of these systems we have agrarian rule in nearly all the federated states of Germany. 2. Interconnected, as a federation or supernetwork of independent and interoperable services. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fist-fight Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fistfight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fistfight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fist + fight. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪstˌfaɪt/ 1. A fight using bare fists.
Word: fistfight Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fist + fight. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪstˌfaɪt/ 1. To fight using bare fists.
Word: formative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English formatyve, formatif (“having the ability to form”), from Old French formatif, formative (modern French formatif), from Medieval Latin formātīvus, from Latin fōrmātus + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘doing’ or ‘related to doing’). Fōrmātus is the perfect passive participle of fōrmō (“to form, to shape”), from fōrma (“a form, shape”); further etymology uncertain, possibly related to Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “a form, shape”) (see further at that entry). By surface analysis, form + -ative. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːmətɪv/, /ˈfoɹmətɪv/, [-ɾɪv], /ˈfoːmətɪv/, /ˈfoːmətəv/ 1. Capable of forming something. Example: [I]ts thought, that, in the Seed are alvvaies potentially ſeuerall indiuiduating Qualities deriu'd from diuers of the neere Anceſtors, vvhich by the formatiue povver of the Parents may be expreſt in the Children, vvith reſpectiue habitude to either Sex; […] Example: Hybrids, […] have their reproductive organs functionally impotent, as may be clearly seen in the state of the male element in both plants and animals; though the formative organs themselves are perfect in structure, as far as the microscope reveals. 2. Capable of forming something. 3. Capable of forming something. 4. Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something. Example: My formative years were spent in an inner city. 5. Of a form of assessment: used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.
Word: formative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology 2 sense 1 (“thing which causes formation to occur”) is derived from the noun. Etymology 2 sense 2.1 (“language unit”) is borrowed from German Formativ, a noun use of formativ (adjective), from Middle French formatif, from Old French formatif (see etymology 1). Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːmətɪv/, /ˈfoɹmətɪv/, [-ɾɪv], /ˈfoːmətɪv/, /ˈfoːmətəv/ 1. A thing which causes formation to occur. Example: [T]his museum of the state of flux [Newmarket, Suffolk] has a climate unrivalled for the production of the British temperament. Not without a due proportion of that essential formative of character, east wind, it has at once the hottest sun, the coldest blizzards, the wettest rain, of any place of its size in 'the three kingdoms.' 2. A language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function (that is, forming a word from a root or another word). 3. Synonym of derivative (“a word that derives from another one”).
Word: fish food Part of Speech: noun 1. Food for fish that are kept in aquaria; sprinkled on the surface of the water, usually in the form of dry flakes. Labels: uncountable 2. A person who dies by drowning. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Carlucci grimaced. He mumbled, 'She's gonna be fish food, I swear it.'
Word: aquaria Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈkwɛə.ɹi.ə/, /əˈkwɛ.ɹi.ə/ 1. plural of aquarium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fairground Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fair + ground. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛə(ɹ)ɡɹaʊnd/ 1. An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground. 2. A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.
Word: formalisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of formalization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: formalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English formal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize 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 -ization English formalization From formal + -ization. 1. The act of formalizing something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Adhocracy means that the different parts of an organization are temporarily assembled to meet the requirements and needs which apply at any particular point in time. […] [Henry] Mintzberg considers that adhocracy is characterized by an organic structure, a low degree of formalization, a high degree of horizontal work specialization based on formal training and specialist competence, a tendency to group specialized personnel in functional units to facilitate administration and personal development ("housekeeping purposes"), while employing them in small, market-based project groups in work organizations.
Word: toad-in-the-hole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of toad in the hole. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: fusilli Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian fusilli, plural of fusillo, diminutive of fuso (“spindle”). Pronunciation: /ˌfjuːˈsɪ.li/ 1. Pasta in the shape of short spirals. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Fusilli is very good served with classic tomato sauces.
Word: sunny side up Part of Speech: adv 1. Of an egg: fried on one side, served with the unbroken relatively soft yolk on the top. Labels: US, not-comparable 2. Born with the head facing upward, as opposed to the normal downward-facing birth. Labels: not-comparable, slang
Word: sunny side up Part of Speech: adj 1. Of an egg: fried sunny side up. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: sod's law Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Sod's law. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: gravy boat Part of Speech: noun 1. A dish with a handle and spout, used to serve gravy or other sauces. 2. A source of easily obtained money or benefits. Labels: figuratively Example: Not only have suggestions for their elimination evoked a great hue and cry of protest, but other pressure groups are plugging diligently in an effort to get aboard the "gravy boat." Example: Everybody had climbed aboard the "gravy boat”—except the landlord; and he wanted to get in, too.
Word: fusillade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French fusillade, from fusiller (“shoot with a firearm”), from fusil (“rifle, gun”). Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːsɪˌleɪd/ 1. The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms. 2. A rapid burst. Labels: broadly Example: But her husband was on his hands and knees groping wildly on the floor in search of the paw. If he could only find it before the thing outside got in. A perfect fusillade of knocks reverberated through the house, and he heard the scraping of a chair as his wife put it down in the passage against the door.
Word: fusillade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French fusillade, from fusiller (“shoot with a firearm”), from fusil (“rifle, gun”). Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːsɪˌleɪd/ 1. To fire, or attack with, a fusillade.
Word: firm up Part of Speech: verb 1. To make (tentative plans) more definite. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Can we firm up plans for the barbecue Sunday? Example: 1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Just got a call from Falces office firming up my hospital date. 2. To become more definite. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Let me know as soon as your plans firm up. 3. To make (muscles) more toned through physical exercise. Labels: transitive Example: He hopes to firm up his biceps a bit before meeting the girls. 4. To become more toned through physical exercise. Labels: intransitive Example: After weeks of working out, his biceps finally began to firm up a bit. 5. To become firmer in consistency. Labels: intransitive Example: Cook the omelet until the top has started to firm up.
Word: crossbowmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of crossbowman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: napkin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English napkyn, equivalent to nape (“cloth”) + -kin. Pronunciation: /ˈnæpˌkɪn/, [ˈnæpˌkʰɪn], /ˈnæpˌkən/, [ˈnæpˌkʰən], [ˈnæpˌkʰn̩] 1. A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating. 2. A nappy (UK), a diaper (American). Labels: South-Africa, UK 3. A small scarf worn on the head by Christian women (chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) when entering a church, as a token of modesty. 4. Ellipsis of sanitary napkin. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, dated, ellipsis
Word: feathered Part of Speech: adj 1. Covered with feathers. Example: “Er...Feathered Omen, hoot not,” he continued uneasily, “Son of Tanit, hoot not!” Example: Some birds are feathered tufts of color so resplendent that they stand out brilliantly from their surroundings. 2. Having the blades of oars or propellers parallel to the direction of motion. 3. Having a finely bevelled edge. 4. Badly beaten. Labels: Appalachia 5. Having a specific type or number of feathers. Labels: in-compounds Example: a blue-feathered bird 6. Swift, like the flight of a feathered creature. Labels: poetic 7. Covered or adorned with something, as if with feathers. Labels: poetic Example: […]when at night he sees moon and stars, mountain ridges feathered with pines, jutting white capes, bold promontories[…]
Word: feathered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of feather Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: insidiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English insidious Middle English -ly English -ly English insidiously From insidious + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɪdi.əsli/ 1. in an insidious manner
Word: back-stabbing Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of backstabbing. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: crossbowman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crossbow + man. 1. Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow. Example: Why did Richard I die at the hands of a crossbowman, clutching a frying pan, on the outskirts of Limoges?
Word: Turkologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Turkology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Turkologist From Turkology + -ist. 1. A scholar specializing in the languages, history or cultures of Turkic peoples, including for example Turkish, Kazakh, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz, Uyghur, Tuvan, Altai, Shor, and Karakalpak.
Word: bookshelves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bookshelf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bookshelves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bookshelve Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: backstabbing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of backstab Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: backstabbing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who backstabs.
Word: backstage Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From back + stage. Pronunciation: /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ 1. Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage. Labels: not-comparable 2. Secret, concealed from the public. Labels: not-comparable
Word: backstage Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From back + stage. Pronunciation: /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ 1. Towards the area behind the stage. 2. Out of view of the public. Example: Backstage I'm lonely, backstage I cry / You've gone away and each night I seem to die a little
Word: backstage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + stage. Pronunciation: /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ 1. The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms. 2. The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise. Example: Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.
Word: advisers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of adviser Labels: form-of, plural
Word: see the back of Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see see, back. 2. To be rid of. Labels: colloquial, euphemistic Example: Jen: Yeah, I think I'll say yes. I think I have to. You guys'll probably be glad to see the back of me... Wow. You're just gonna let that hang there. Example: Today we are glad to see the back of such horrors.
Word: convalescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French convalescence, from Late Latin convalēscentia (“regaining of health”), from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce. 1. A gradual healing after illness or injury. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The period of time spent healing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: anastasis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάστασις (anástasis, “resurrection”). 1. a recovery from a debilitating condition, especially irradiation of human tissue 2. rebirth 3. resurrection, especially the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Word: recovery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From recover + -y, from Middle English recoveree, from Old French recovree, from recovrer (“recover”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/, /ɹɪˈkʌvɹi/, /ɹəˈkʌvəɹi/, /ɹəˈkʌvɹi/ 1. The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: When I realized I'd called my teacher "Mom" again, I made a quick recovery saying that she loves me so much that she reminds me of my mother. 3. A return to normal health. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I hope you make a full recovery. 4. A return to former status or position. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A return to former status or position. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Renewed growth after a slump. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Byford said: "There is no UK recovery from the pandemic without a London recovery, and there is no London recovery without a properly funded transport network. 7. The recovery of debt. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore Labels: countable, uncountable 10. The ability to recover or regain health. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Neptunus Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Neptune (“the god of the ocean and of earthquakes”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Attendants of Neptunus are Glaucus, Palaemon, the god of harbors (v. 823), Nereus and his daughters (the Nereides), and Phorcus, brother of Nereus (v. 240, 822-826). Of the Nereides, Thetis, Doto, Galatea, and others are mentioned (v. 825, ix. 102); their mother, Doris, is referred to in iii. 74. Cymothoe, too, and Triton appear in Neptunus’s train (i. 144), and help him in his work; […] Example: ‘Fair cousin,’ he said, going up to Fleur-de-Lys, ‘what is the subject of that piece of tapestry you are doing?’ ‘Fair cousin,’ replied Fleur-de-Lys in a resentful tone, ‘I have told you three times already. It’s Neptunus’s grotto.’
Word: SPSO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of scale payment sub office, a sub-sorting post office. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: MSPO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of modified sub post office, a large sorting post office. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: anglicized Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of anglicised. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: They communicate comfortably with your anglicized accent, and you reproduce it assiduously, although you still mutilate some of the diphthongs.
Word: anglicized Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of anglicize Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: mazel tov Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish מזל־טובֿ (mazl tov), from Hebrew מַזָּל (mazál, “star, constellation; fate, luck”), from Akkadian 𒌓𒁕 (manzaltum) + Hebrew טוֹב (tov, “good”); literally “good stars, good luck”. Pronunciation: /ˈmaz(ə)l ˌtɒf/, /ˈmaz(ə)l ˌtɒv/, /ˈmɑz(ə)lˌtɔf/, /ˈmɑz(ə)lˌtɔv/, /ˈmɑz(ə)lˌtɑf/ 1. Used to express congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings.
Word: firehosing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From firehose + -ing. 1. The act of dousing a fire, as a firefighter might put down a fire by dousing it with a large amount of water. Labels: literally, uncountable 2. Extensive and possibly excessive criticism of an idea by presenting an overwhelming number of arguments against it. Labels: figuratively, uncountable 3. Video camera movement intended to record as much of a scene as possible, such as by swinging the camera from side to side, usually in a way that makes the resulting footage worthless. Labels: uncountable
Word: bioroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of bio- + android. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪ.əʊˌdɹɔɪd/, /ˈbaɪ.oʊˌdɹɔɪd/ 1. A cybernetic or fully biological organism created by artificial means. 2. A genetically engineered humanoid-like organism created for the purpose of enslavement.
Word: aqueous phase Part of Speech: noun 1. The homogeneous part of a heterogeneous system that consists of water or a solution in water of a substance.
Word: rear end Part of Speech: noun 1. The back or hindmost part of anything, such as a car. 2. The buttocks. Labels: slang Example: Sure, Homer and Marge being caught naked in front of the town is funny, but why not make it total humiliation? Why not have Homer dragged ass-first over a church’s glass ceiling and force the pastor to give praise to God’s floors? Why not have Homer’s rear end block a game-winning field goal?
Word: pendentive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French pendentif. 1. The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.
Word: ruffed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹʌft/ 1. simple past and past participle of ruff Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ruffed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹʌft/ 1. Having a ruff. Labels: not-comparable
Word: APCD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of air pollution control district. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AQMD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of air quality management district. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: buses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bus Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ruffed grouse Part of Speech: noun 1. An American game bird, Bonasa umbellus; the male makes drumming sounds with its wings
Word: rafsi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Lojban rafsi. 1. An abbreviated form of a gismu (Lojban root word), used as an affix to make lujvo (Lojban compound words). Labels: Lojban
Word: silicone rubber Part of Speech: noun 1. A variety of synthetic polymeric silicones having physical properties similar to natural rubber but increased chemical stability Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: silicon rubber Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of silicone rubber. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: scads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scad Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown, early 17th century, perhaps related to shad. In sense “large amount”, US 1869, of unknown origin, presumably from large shoals/schools of the fish. Pronunciation: /skad/, /skæd/ 1. Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic. 2. A large number or quantity. Labels: Canada, US, in-plural, informal Example: scads of money Example: it will surely rust, take on a loud of stains and pits, acquire a scad of dust.
Word: key into Part of Speech: verb 1. To put (someone) into (a particular state, emotion etc.). Labels: transitive 2. To cohere with; to accord with, to be in keeping with. Labels: intransitive Example: [T]he sheer insistence here on these myths of Greek victory, and the repeated variations on the theme through different legendary cycles, key into the idea of the Parthenon as a monument of Athenian triumph. 3. To make (someone) focus or concentrate on (something); to make (someone) understand. Labels: transitive Example: Walter wasn't on the same page as the rest of us at first, but we talked about it and keyed him into it.
Word: make hay while the sun shines Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Hay harvest can be spoiled by wet weather. It is important that farmers seize the opportunity of dry weather for haymaking tasks (cutting, drying, gathering), more so in medieval times, when forecasting the weather was more difficult. Attested since 1546, originally a Tudor expression, and used figuratively since 1673. 1. To act while an opportunity exists; to take action while a situation is favorable. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonym: grasp the nettle Example: Until the mid-2010s, the ROSCOs 'made hay while the sun shone', taking advantage of growing passenger demand and expanding services to find homes for their rolling assets - in some cases, well beyond their expected design lives. 2. To make hay during favourable (dry) weather.
Word: misalignment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English alignment English misalignment From mis- + alignment. 1. The state, or an instance, of being misaligned. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: scatterbrained Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scatter + brained. Pronunciation: /ˈskætə(ɹ)ˌbɹeɪnd/ 1. Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.
Word: accoutred Part of Speech: adj 1. Dressed; clothed. Labels: not-comparable Example: The very unromantically accoutred form of a keen-visaged, middle-aged female, padding heavily in bedroom slippers along the garden walk, gave its quietus to the situation. 2. Supplied with essential equipments for a certain intention, particularly military. Labels: not-comparable 3. Provided with vital supplies for a precise aim, more specifically for the armed forces. Labels: not-comparable
Word: accoutred Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of accoutre Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rumint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rumor and intelligence; apparently a pun on HUMINT. 1. Information of dubious veracity, particularly when grounded in rumor Labels: US, uncountable
Word: aerial ladder Part of Speech: noun 1. A mechanically-extendable ladder mounted to a fire engine.
Word: merman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mereman, from Old English *meremann (“merman”) (suggested by Old English meremenn, meremennen, meremenin (“mermaid, siren”)), equivalent to mer- + man. Cognate with Dutch meerman (“merman”), German Meermann (“merman”). 1. A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down. Example: The meer man hath no feet but fins And this hath legs you see and shins.
Word: Elvis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the anglicisation of the Irish name of Saint Ailbe (Saint Elvis), also known as Saint Eilfyw or Eilfw. Ultimate origin is uncertain. Pronunciation: /ˈɛlvɪs/ 1. A male given name. 2. Elvis Presley (1935–1977), a popular American rock-and-roll singer.
Word: Elvis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the anglicisation of the Irish name of Saint Ailbe (Saint Elvis), also known as Saint Eilfyw or Eilfw. Ultimate origin is uncertain. Pronunciation: /ˈɛlvɪs/ 1. An impersonator of Elvis Presley. 2. An Elvis operator.
Word: mother fucker Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of motherfucker. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Cheddar cheese Part of Speech: noun 1. A variety of hard, pale yellow cheese originally produced in the region around Cheddar in Somerset, England. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hundreds of examples remain, still following the same general pattern—maroon, green or chocolate brown, for example, from ground to waist level, then a stale Cheddar cheese shade of cream above. 2. Any similar cheese made anywhere in the world. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: CLAF Part of Speech: verb 1. Acronym of change look and feel. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: CLAF Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of custom look and feel. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: battle-axe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of battle axe. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: beta blocker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From action of drug which blocks beta-adrenergic receptors. Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪ.tə ˈblɔk.ɚ/ 1. A blocking agent, one of a class of drugs used to treat hypertension and control the rate at which the heart beats.
Word: Betamax Part of Speech: name Etymology: According to Sony, the name had a double meaning: beta is the Japanese word used to describe the way in which signals are recorded on the tape; and the shape of the Greek letter beta β resembles the course of the tape through the transport. The suffix -max, from maximum, was added to suggest greatness. 1. A home videocassette recording format developed by Sony in 1975, now known for having lost the format war to VHS.
Word: Betamax Part of Speech: verb Etymology: According to Sony, the name had a double meaning: beta is the Japanese word used to describe the way in which signals are recorded on the tape; and the shape of the Greek letter beta β resembles the course of the tape through the transport. The suffix -max, from maximum, was added to suggest greatness. 1. To make (something) obsolete. Labels: informal, transitive Example: If you don’t want to get Betamaxed, or stuck with a dated technology, it might be a good idea to purchase the latest, fastest computer available. Example: DRM can't stop piracy, but it can prevent anyone from Betamaxing another industry, commercializing disruptive technology development without content-industry sanction.
Word: EVM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of electronic voting machine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of error vector magnitude. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Ethereum virtual machine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HSDPA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of High Speed Downlink Packet Access (in UMTS). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HS-DSCH Part of Speech: name 1. High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (in UMTS).
Word: HS-PDSCH Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of High Speed Physical Downlink Shared Channel (in UMTS). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: HS-SCCH Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of High Speed Shared Control Channel (in UMTS). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CQI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Chartered Quality Institute. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CQI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of certified quality inspector. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of channel quality indicator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of continuous quality improvement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: DPDCH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of dedicated physical data channel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DPCCH Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of dedicated physical control channel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: DPCH Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of dedicated physical channel. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of