nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: polyphosphazene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English phosphazene English polyphosphazene From poly- + phosphazene. 1. an inorganic polymer in which the repeating group is a phosphazene; the general formula is [-N=P(X)₂-]ₙ
Word: fore-give Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fore- + give. 1. to have a foreboding; to anticipate or predict Labels: obsolete Example: As commonly mens minds use to fore-give and tell aforehand when there is some mischiefe and ill toward them--Philemon Holland, Livy's Romane historie XXV. xxxv. (1609) 575
Word: phosphorus oxynitride Part of Speech: noun 1. an inorganic polymer, of empirical formula PON, used as a flame retardant etc Labels: uncountable
Word: oxynitride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English nitride English oxynitride From oxy- + nitride. 1. Any of several inorganic compounds of the general formula Mₓ(ON)_y, some of which are inorganic polymers
Word: circles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɝkl̩z/, /ˈsɜːkl̩z/ 1. plural of circle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: circles Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɝkl̩z/, /ˈsɜːkl̩z/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of circle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: polyphosphate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English phosphate English polyphosphate From poly- + phosphate. 1. any of a class of inorganic polymers containing linked phosphate groups; the low molecular weight polymers, such as sodium tripolyphosphate, are used in water softening and as food additives
Word: silicon nitride Part of Speech: noun 1. An inorganic polymer, of empirical formula Si₃N₄, used in ceramics and some transistors. Example: This process provides an unpatternable sheet of silicon nitride that electrically isolates the devices […]
Word: hunchback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from hunchbacked. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/ 1. One who is stooped or hunched over. 2. A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back. 3. A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance. Labels: derogatory Example: The Legend of Knock-Grafton tells how a little hunchback, while sitting to rest at nightfall at the side of a Rath or Moat, heard the fairies within singing over and over again, Da Luan, Da Mart! (i.e., Monday, Tuesday!) and added, weary with the monotony, Agus da Cadin! (i.e., and Wednesday!).
Word: kyphosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύφωσις (kúphōsis). Pronunciation: /kaɪˈfoʊ.sɪs/ 1. The normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: verdolaga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish verdolaga. 1. Portulaca oleracea, common purslane.
Word: provolone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian provolone, augmentative of provola. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹoʊvəloʊn/, /pɹoʊvəˈloʊni/ 1. A semi-hard cheese made of whole milk from cows. It comes primarily from Southern Italy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: aclastic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /eɪˈklæstɪk/ 1. Of ilk nature, or pertaining to aclasis. 2. Non-refractive in nature.
Word: Colby cheese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the town of Colby, Wisconsin, in the United States, where it originated. 1. A mild American cheese similar to cheddar. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Monterey Jack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Monterey + Jack. Named after the Jacks family of Monterey, California in the United States. 1. A mild, white American cheese similar to cheddar. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Replace the Parmesan with ¾ cup Monterey Jack, cheddar, or goat cheese.
Word: anticivic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + civic. 1. In opposition to citizenship. 2. Against the welfare and best interests of citizens and their citizenship. Example: To summarize the findings, no schema (with the exception of one minor schema of alienation) expresses either anticivic or antidemocratic culture, ... Example: Under television's relentlessly negative portrayal of events, the civic culture of optimism, idealism, rationalism, and nationalism was gradually giving way to an anticivic culture of distrust, a sense of political inefficacy, ...
Word: algesic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English algesia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English algesic From algesia + -ic. 1. Pain-causing; painful in nature. 2. Relating to the level of hypersensitivity to pain.
Word: araucaria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taxonomic name Araucaria, after Spanish Arauco (“Chilean province”), from Mapudungun rag ko. Pronunciation: /arɔːˈkɛːri.ə/, /ærɔˈkɛ.ri.ə/, /ɛr-/, /rɑˈ-/ 1. An individual plant (tree) of the genus Araucaria.
Word: anti-novel Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of antinovel. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It could indeed be argued that, in significant literary history, the anti-novel preceded the novel.
Word: Generica Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of generic + America. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈnɛɹɪkə/ 1. The features of the landscape such as fire hydrants, letterboxes, fast-food chains, and streets named Main, etc., that are the same throughout the United States. Example: Chandler commanded a spotlight at the far end of the stage at Picker’s Supply Concert Hall downtown last Friday night. There, he was loudly ranting about a commercial wasteland he called the “United States of Generica.” Example: The valley areas are split up into regular grids of stores and restaurants, and you're never more than a five-minute drive from a Starbucks or Borders or Baby Gap, the building blocks of Generica.
Word: Araucaria Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /arɔːˈkɛːri.ə/, /ærɔˈkɛ.ri.ə/, /ɛr-/, /rɑˈ-/ 1. A species of the genus Araucaria. Example: He was particularly fond of mainland Australia's two Araucarias — the Bunya Pine and the Hoop Pine.
Word: Gruyère Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “the Medieval Latin name's origins need explanation”) Named after the town of Gruyères, Switzerland, from Medieval Latin Gruerius, from Swiss French grue (“crane”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡruːjɛə/, /ˈɡriːjɛə/, /ɡruˈjɛɹ/, /ɡriˈjɛɹ/ 1. A hard yellow cheese originating from Gruyères, Switzerland and made in the cantons of Fribourg. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: So many Gruyères are chopped […] Example: Several cheeses fall into the Gruyère family. First and foremost is Swiss Gruyère. It is softer and smoother than Emmental and considered to be a better cooking cheese. The finest Gruyère has a slight dampness in its pea-sized eyes. The French cheese Beaufort, known as the Prince of Gruyères, is higher in butterfat than most Gruyères and has a sticky moist rind from the bacteria linens.
Word: Gruyère Part of Speech: name Etymology: (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “the Medieval Latin name's origins need explanation”) Named after the town of Gruyères, Switzerland, from Medieval Latin Gruerius, from Swiss French grue (“crane”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡruːjɛə/, /ˈɡriːjɛə/, /ɡruˈjɛɹ/, /ɡriˈjɛɹ/ 1. A local government district in Fribourg canton, Switzerland; in full, Gruyère District.
Word: aerates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of aerate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gelastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From γελαστής (gelastḗs, “laughter”), from γελάω (geláō, “I laugh”) + -ic. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈlæstɪk/ 1. Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter. 2. Relating to a particularly severe form of epileptic fit, in which there is a sudden burst of energy.
Word: aerating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aerate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aerated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of aerate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aerated Part of Speech: adj 1. Supplied or infused with air or oxygen. 2. Annoyed or agitated. Labels: UK, informal Example: Linda Meeks put her head round the door. ‘I heard you shouting, Carly. You all right?’ ‘Of course I’m all right. I just got a bit aerated.’ Example: BTW why are you so aerated about it? Is there never a space for your second car?
Word: siloxane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: from silicon + oxygen + alkane 1. Any of a class of compound having a short repeating unit of silicon and oxygen atoms (either in a chain or a ring), typically with organic side chains
Word: sulphur nitride Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sulfur nitride. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: sulfur nitride Part of Speech: noun 1. a simple binary compound of sulfur and nitrogen, S₄N₄, having a ring structure; it is explosive Labels: uncountable 2. an inorganic polymer, [SN]ₙ, that has metallic properties Labels: uncountable
Word: tetrasulfur tetranitride Part of Speech: noun 1. a simple binary compound of sulfur and nitrogen, S₄N₄, having a ring structure; it is explosive Labels: uncountable
Word: tetrasulphur tetranitride Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tetrasulfur tetranitride. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: redirects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of redirect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: redirects Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of redirect Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: baria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From barium + -a; compare strontia. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛəɹi.ə/ 1. baryta Labels: dated
Word: baria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαρεῖα (bareîa). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛəɹi.ə/ 1. An Ancient Greek pitch-marking diacritic: ⟨ ` ⟩; written atop vowels, it denotes normal or low pitch.
Word: baryta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin baryta, from 18c. Latinization of French barote, 1782 coinage from Ancient Greek βαρύτης (barútēs, “heaviness”), from βαρύς (barús) + -της (-tēs). Pronunciation: /bəˈɹaɪ.tə/ 1. Any of several compounds of barium, especially barium sulphate and barium hydroxide. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Four of the earths, namely, lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possess alkaline properties to a considerable extent, and are hence called alkaline earths.
Word: biolytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bio- + -lytic. 1. of, or relating to the destruction of life Labels: dated, not-comparable 2. Broken down by a biochemical process Labels: not-comparable
Word: biolysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English biolysis From bio- + -lysis. 1. The decomposition of tissue and the subsequent death of the organism Labels: uncountable 2. the decomposition of organic material by living organisms, especially by microorganisms. Labels: uncountable
Word: biotype Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English type English biotype From bio- + type. 1. A group of organisms having the same specific genotype
Word: biotype Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English type English biotype From bio- + type. 1. To sort, arrange of classify into such groups
Word: carbonisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of carbonization. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: preschool Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English school English preschool From pre- + school. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːskuːl/ 1. Of or relating to the years of early childhood before attendance at primary school. Labels: not-comparable
Word: preschool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English school English preschool From pre- + school. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːskuːl/ 1. A nursery school. Example: What could you do with the transumer trend in your agency? What about a coffee cart where parents pick up their children from preschool or classes? Example: In a study published in late July in the Journal of Sleep Research, researchers looked at how 1,619 children in China were doing in terms of sleep. The children, ages 4, 5 and 6, were recruited from 11 preschools in the province of Guizhou, in the city of Zunyi, about 650 miles from Wuhan. 2. A school including nursery and kindergarten. It is succeeded by elementary school. Labels: Philippines
Word: preschool Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English school English preschool From pre- + school. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːskuːl/ 1. To provide nursery school education for. Labels: transitive 2. To undergo nursery school education. Labels: intransitive
Word: colorimeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From color + -meter. Compare Latin color, colōris. 1. Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy. Example: It was, however, the need to distinguish specifically between different brown colours which led to the world's first colorimeter. 2. An analytic instrument that estimates the concentration of a substance in a sample by measuring its color against the solution's complementary color.
Word: colourimeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From color + -meter. 1. Alternative spelling of colorimeter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rebate plane Part of Speech: noun 1. a hand plane designed for cutting rebates in wood
Word: striations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of striation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ridges Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪd͡ʒɪz/ 1. plural of ridge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ridges Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪd͡ʒɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ridge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Limburger cheese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch and German Limburger (“of the region of Limburg”). 1. A creamy, soft cheese with a mild taste and a pungent odor. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: paramecium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek παραμήκης (paramḗkēs, “oval”), from μῆκος (mêkos, “length”). Pronunciation: /ˌpæ.ɹəˈmiː.si.əm/, /ˌpɛ.ɹəˈmi.si.əm/ 1. An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium. Example: The sun beats on his eyelids; inside them a paramecium revolves. A blink and it changes pattern like a kaleidoscope. Example: Edgar noticed that Clyde was wearing a necktie with a driblet design. The little figures made him think of paramecia, sinister organisms with gullets and feeding grooves.
Word: paregoric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρηγορικός (parēgorikós, “soothing”), from παρηγορέω (parēgoréō, “to console, comfort”). Pronunciation: /pæɹɪˈɡɒɹɪk/, /pɛɹɪˈɡɔɹɪk/ 1. A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain; specifically the traditional patent medicine consisting of camphorated tincture of opium. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They bought paregoric in the drug store and drank it. They formed a drugged and stupefied line against the side of the drug store building. Studs was so helpless that Red Kelly had to take him home. Example: My local doctor promises to accompany me ashore, spare no expense to obtain powerful paregorics & remain at my bedside until my recovery is compleat, even if Prophetess must leave for California without us.
Word: paregoric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρηγορικός (parēgorikós, “soothing”), from παρηγορέω (parēgoréō, “to console, comfort”). Pronunciation: /pæɹɪˈɡɒɹɪk/, /pɛɹɪˈɡɔɹɪk/ 1. Assuaging or soothing pain. Example: paregoric elixir
Word: paresis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πάρεσις (páresis, “letting go, paralysis”), from παρίημι (paríēmi, “relax”), from παρα- (para-) + ἵημι (híēmi, “let go”). Pronunciation: /pəˈɹiːsɪs/ 1. A paralysis which is incomplete or which occurs in isolated areas. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Inflammation of the brain as a cause of dementia or paralysis. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "You really touch the limit," said he. "You enlarge my view of the possible. Cerebral paresis! Mental inertia! Wonderful!" He was too absurd to make me angry.
Word: paretic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From paresis. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹɛtɪk/ 1. Pertaining to paresis. Example: In the darkness she could see the group of paretic patients sitting between their nurses in the front row.
Word: paretic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paresis. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹɛtɪk/ 1. A person who has paresis.
Word: paronomasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin paronomasia, from Ancient Greek παρονομασία (paronomasía, “play upon words which sound alike”), from παρα- (para-) + ὀνομασία (onomasía, “naming”). Pronunciation: /pæɹənɵˈmeɪzɪə/, /pæɹənɵˈmeɪʒə/ 1. A pun or play on words. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: Oh, by the way, any attempt to present me with any kind of testimonial will result in stern measures. And when I say stern measures, I am indulging in a paronomasia, or play on words! Good night. Example: Ev’rywhere but at Norfolk, where talk of Passion far outweighs its Enactment,– indeed, the Sailors’ paronomasia for that wretched Place, is ‘No-Fuck’. 2. The use of puns. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: Paronomasia to the sense alludes, When words but little varied it includes. Example: […] he gloomily regarded his new digital watch, faintly fascinated by the onward march of the square figures which turned one into the other with insolent ease, a kind of numerical paronomasia.
Word: pathic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pathicus, from Ancient Greek παθικός (pathikós), from πάθος (páthos, “suffering, feeling”), from πάσχω (páskhō, “to feel, to suffer”). Pronunciation: /ˈpæθɪk/ 1. Synonym of bottom: a passive usually-male partner in homosexual anal intercourse. Labels: literary Example: In England the vices in fashion are whoring & drinking, in Turkey, Sodomy & smoking, we prefer a girl and a bottle, they a pipe and pathic. Example: And enough of these gooey saints with a look of pathic dismay as if they getting fucked up the ass and try not to pay any mind.
Word: pathic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pathicus, from Ancient Greek παθικός (pathikós), from πάθος (páthos, “suffering, feeling”), from πάσχω (páskhō, “to feel, to suffer”). Pronunciation: /ˈpæθɪk/ 1. Passive; suffering. 2. Relating to disease.
Word: paynim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English paynym, paynyme, from Anglo-Norman paienime, peinime et al., from Late Latin paganismus (“paganism”), from Latin paganus (“pagan”). Doublet of paganism. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪnɪm/ 1. A pagan or heathen, especially a Muslim, or a Jew. Labels: archaic Example: But there was one knyght that dyd merueyllously thre dayes / and he bare a black shelde / and of alle knyghtes that euer I sawe he preued the best knyȝt / thenne said Kyng mark that was syre launcelot or syre palomydes the paynym Example: And if it be idolatry to do as the paynims did—make an idol “God”—it must needs be much worse idolatry to do as these heretics do,
Word: peculation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pecūlātiō (“embezzlement”) from pecūlor (“to defraud the public”), related to pecūlium (“property in cattle, private property”), from pecū (“cattle, money”). Pronunciation: /pɛkjʊˈleɪʃən/ 1. The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: [The Chief Magistrate] might pervert his administration into a scheme of peculation or oppression. Example: Sir Pitt Crawley (named after the great Commoner) was the son of Walpole Crawley, first Baronet, of the Tape and Sealing-Wax Office in the reign of George II., when he was impeached for peculation, as were a great number of other honest gentlemen of those days ...
Word: pelorus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reportedly the name of Hannibal's pilot. Pronunciation: /pɪˈlɔːɹəs/ 1. A device used to take a bearing on a distant object. Example: Light clusters, clear, deep, on the face of the radio gear…fans up softly off the dial of the pelorus…spills out portholes onto the white river.
Word: Great Lake Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the Great Lakes in North America or East Africa.
Word: pelosity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pilosus (“hairy”), from pilus (“hair”). Pronunciation: /pɪˈlɒsəti/ 1. pilosity; hairiness Labels: formal, uncountable Example: 1918-20, James Joyce, Ulysses To Bloom: the problems of irritability, tumescence, rigidity, reactivity, dimension, sanitariness, pelosity. Example: Sex, not in pornographic black and white, / But in bright hues – the rod’s monstrosity, / The opposed pudenda and their rich pelosity.
Word: stymy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of stymie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stymy Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of stymie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spectral class Part of Speech: noun 1. A classification of stars depending on their spectra and luminosity; usually one of O, B, A, F, G, K, M. Example: Maji orbits the Vamshi binary giant stars. Vamshi-A is a blue star of spectral class A4III which burns at half again the temperature of Sol. Vamshi-B is an aging red giant of class M5III, over 220 times the size of Sol.
Word: dipterist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Diptera + -ist. 1. An entomologist who specializes in the order Diptera (true flies). Example: 1857, Henry Tibbats Stainton (editor), Review of Francis Walker, Insecta Britannica - Diptera, Volume 3, in The Entomologist's Annual, page 170, It must be very gratifying to Mr. Walker to hear the dictum of the great Dipterist of Posen, Professor Loew, that the arrangement “adopted by Mr. Walker is one of the best, or even the best, systematic arrangement of the Diptera that has yet been proposed." Example: This catalog is the work of a devoted band of dipterists in the Entomology Research Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, assisted by more than 40 collaborators, each of them a specialist on some particular group of flies.
Word: isolytic Part of Speech: adj 1. of, relating to, or causing isolysis
Word: isolysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. Latin lysisbor. English lysis English isolysis From iso- + lysis. 1. The breakdown of cells due to the action of an isolysin and its antigen. Labels: uncountable
Word: cohesive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaereō, + -ive. Pronunciation: /kəʊˈhiː.sɪv/, /koʊˈhi.sɪv/, /kəʉˈhiː.sɪv/, [kəʉˈhɪi.sɪv], /kɐʉˈhiː.səv/ 1. Having cohesion. Example: a team welded into a cohesive unit Example: Our object is to unite all the manifestations of the New Era into one cohesive whole—New Thought, Christian Science, Theosophy, Vedanta, Bahaism, and the other sparks from the one New Light.
Word: cohesive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaereō, + -ive. Pronunciation: /kəʊˈhiː.sɪv/, /koʊˈhi.sɪv/, /kəʉˈhiː.sɪv/, [kəʉˈhɪi.sɪv], /kɐʉˈhiː.səv/ 1. A substance that provides cohesion Example: The thesaurus (Chapman, 1977) lists two pages of mechanical tools, two pages of joining functions, and a half page of adhesives, binders, and cohesives used to build or repair consumer goods. Example: Direct comparison meta-analysis showed that viscoadaptives lead to a lower loss in cell density compared with very low viscosity dispersives, and compared with super viscous cohesives. 2. A device used to establish cohesion within a text Example: The fourth of this group of cohesives is the anaphoric, same UT.
Word: organista Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish organista. 1. Any of several South American wrens of the order Troglodytidae, noted for the sweetness of their song. Labels: archaic
Word: synchysis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin synchysis, from Ancient Greek σύγχυσις (súnkhusis, “a mixing”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪn.kə.sɪs/ 1. A complicated, interlocking word-order pattern in early Latin verse, demonstrated by Virgil and his contemporaries. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Confused arrangement of words in a sentence. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable 3. A confused mixture. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Fluidity of the vitreous humour of the eye. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: conjuncture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French conjoncture. Pronunciation: /ˈkənd͡ʒʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/ 1. A combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union. Example: To be sitting, at so pleasant a conjuncture of one's courses, in oneself, by oneself, that I think it will freely be admitted is a way no worse than another, and better than some, of whiling away an instant of leisure. 2. A set of circumstances causing a crisis; a juncture. Example: [I]n his later years, he [James II of England] repeatedly, at conjunctures such as have often inspired timorous and delicate women with heroic courage, showed a pusillanimous anxiety about his personal safety.
Word: -ster Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster From Middle English -estere, -ester, from Old English -estre (“-ster”, feminine agent suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā, of disputed origin. Cognate with Middle Low German -ester, Dutch -ster. 1. Someone who is, or who is associated with, or who does something specified. Labels: morpheme 2. A diminutive appended to a person's name. Labels: humorous, morpheme, offensive, sometimes Example: 1992, Russell Baker, "Observer; Pretty Good Read" (review of What It Takes by Richard Ben Cramer), New York Times, 25 Jul., Cramer's exploration of the hearts, minds and souls of America's ambition-crazed Presidential candidates moves ahead at a pace that feels childishly frantic . . . . This is not just because it keeps referring to Senator Robert Dole as "the Bobster." Example: “Never better,” the Raabster spat back. “Just get on with it. What’s the score?”
Word: your all's Part of Speech: det Etymology: From your + all + -'s, formed after you all. 1. Belonging to the multiple persons being addressed. Labels: colloquial, nonstandard Example: And yet, your all’s close questioning goes right to the heart of the discrimination and everything else, and that’s the basis of their operation. Example: 1998, Barbara Kingsolver, The Bean Trees http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=ISBN0061097314&id=O-XiVJO1K1gC&pg=PA253&lpg=PA253&dq=%22your+all%27s%22&sig=5Da_gaMm3H8qL9XdRqNEJb2XkMg “Bless your all’s hearts,” she said. “Take good care.”
Word: spectrogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spectro- + -gram. Pronunciation: /ˈspɛktɹəˌɡɹæm/ 1. A visual representation of the spectrum of a sound changing through time. 2. A visual representation of the spectrum of a celestial body's radiation.
Word: spectrograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spectro- + -graph. Pronunciation: /ˈspɛktɹəˌɡɹæf/ 1. A machine for recording spectra, producing spectrograms. Example: Diesel maintenance schedules are benefiting from work done on the magnificent Hilger & Watts electronic spectrograph for oil analysis, which detects minute quantities of metals in samples of used lubricating oil; […].
Word: African cherry orange Part of Speech: noun 1. A small tree or shrub of species Citropsis articulata, bearing a small citrus fruit about three inches in diameter, native to Africa.
Word: point cloud Part of Speech: noun 1. A series of points in three-dimensional space that collectively describe the geometry of a physical object.
Word: vagaries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vagary Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Buddha's hand Part of Speech: noun 1. Citrus medica var. sarcodactylus, a fragrant variant of citron whose fruit is segmented into finger-like sections.
Word: forbearance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Germanic *fra- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Germanic *beraną Proto-Germanic *fraberaną Old English forberan Middle English forberen English forbear Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English forbearance From forbear (“to keep away from, avoid”) + -ance (suffix forming nouns indicating conditions or states). Pronunciation: /fəˈbɛːɹ(ə)n(t)s/, /fɔː-/, /fəɹˈbɛɹən(t)s/, /fɔɹ-/, /foːˈbeəɹən(t)s/ 1. The action of forbearing (“abstaining or refraining from doing something”); (countable) an instance of this. Labels: uncountable Example: Tut, tut, here is a mannerly forbearance: / The truth appeares ſo naked on my ſide, / That any purblind eye may find it out. Example: Then true nobleſſe vvould / Learne him forbearance from ſo foule a vvrong, / VVhat ſubject can giue ſentence on his King: […] 2. The action of forbearing (“abstaining or refraining from doing something”); (countable) an instance of this. Labels: uncountable Example: It is neceſſary that there ſhould be a ſtated Rate of Intereſt, that in Debts and Forbearances, vvhere Contract has not ſetled it betvveen the Parties, the Lavv might give a Rule, and Courts of Judicature might knovv vvhat Damages to allovv: […] 3. The action of forbearing (“abstaining or refraining from doing something”); (countable) an instance of this. Labels: uncountable Example: If I have little, others have leſſe; If I feele paine, ſome others, torture: If their ſufferings be juſt, my forbearances are mercifull; my proviſions, to theirs liberall: […] Example: "Business!" cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!"
Word: oroblanco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish oro + blanco literally "white gold". Pronunciation: /ˌɔːɹoʊˈblɑːŋkoʊ/ 1. A hybrid fruit developed by crossing a pomelo and a white grapefruit. When fully developed, it is approximately the size of a grapefruit.
Word: portrayal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From portray + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əl/ 1. The act of portraying. 2. The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait. Example: 1866, Charlotte Yonge, The Dove in the Eagle's Nest He had already designed the portrayal of his father as the old white king, and himself as the young white king, in a series of woodcuts illustrating the narrative which culminated in the one romance of his life, ... Example: 1909, Arnold Bennett, Literary Taste For days afterwards you will not be able to look upon a child without recalling Lamb's portrayal of the grace of childhood.
Word: pomelo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Of uncertain etymology, though possibly a variant of earlier pampelmoes, from French, Dutch, Portuguese sources ultimately equivalent to "thick lemon" or transcribing the Tamil பம்ப ளிமாசு (pampa ḷimācu, “big citrus”). Alternatively, possibly from pome (“apple”) + melon or some cognate; though such a compound is currently unattested, some early variant spellings seem to show influence from pome. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒmɪləʊ/, /ˈpʌmɪləʊ/, /pəˈmɛləʊ/, /ˈpɑməloʊ/, /pəˈmɛloʊ/ 1. The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh. 2. The tree which produces this fruit. 3. The grapefruit. Labels: Caribbean, US, archaic Example: SHADDOCK, AND POMELO, OR GRAPE-FRUIT. (Citrus aurantium decumana.*) The cultivation of these fruits is extendiug gradually, especially of the pomelo, which is a first-class marketable fruit, very valuable in the spring and early summer. Example: Pomelo.* — Much larger than an orange and smaller than a shaddock; a delicious fruit, preferred by many to the orange. Skin smooth, pale yellow; subacid. The membrane dividing the pulp is bitter, and must be removed before eating the pulp. Also called "grape-fruit" from its habit of growing in clusters.
Word: profligacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From proflig(ate) + -acy (with -acy a suffixal construction from -ate + -cy), from Latin prōflīgātus, past participle of Latin prōflīgō, from prō- (“forward”) + flīgō (“to strike, dash”) (whence pro-). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɑflɪɡəsi/ 1. Careless wastefulness. Labels: countable Example: No question has arisen within the records of history that pressed with the importance of the present.[…]whether man shall inherit his rights, and universal civilisation take place? Whether the fruits of his labours shall be enjoyed by himself or consumed by the profligacy of governments? Example: She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill. 2. Shameless and immoral behaviour. Labels: uncountable Example: He had, indeed, reduced several women to a state of utter profligacy, had broke the hearts of some, and had the honour of occasioning the violent death of one poor girl, who had either drowned herself, or, what was rather more probable, had been drowned by him. Example: Sir Robert bitterly reproached himself for having consigned his child to another, when he saw the effect of too early initiation into profligacy, or, as Francis called it, knowledge of the world.
Word: prosthetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin prostheticus, from Ancient Greek προσθετικός (prosthetikós, “adding; repletive; giving additional power”), from πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”). By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/, /ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk/ 1. Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis. Labels: not-comparable Example: prosthetic leg/arm Example: Opposite of natural monsters there are technological monsters such as terminators, cyborgs, and robocops—all of which undermine dichotomies between the artificial and the organic, the prosthetic and the natural. 2. Prothetic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prosthetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin prostheticus, from Ancient Greek προσθετικός (prosthetikós, “adding; repletive; giving additional power”), from πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”). By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/, /ˌpɹɑsˈθɛtɪk/ 1. An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device. 2. An addition to an actor etc.'s body as part of a costume, intended to transform the person's appearance. Example: The specialist makers of prosthetics are part chemist, part artist and part engineer. Each tends to specialise in a particular area, such as sculpting, mould making, foaming latex, knotting hair into the pieces, colouring or artworking.
Word: schematic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From scheme or schema + -atic. Pronunciation: /skɪˈmætɪk/, /skiːˈmætɪk/ 1. Represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter. 2. Sketchy, incomplete. Example: Dr. Starbuck gives an interesting, and it seems to me a true, account—so far as conceptions so schematic can claim truth at all[…] 3. Relating to a schema. Example: Given the terminology we have introduced here, we can say that all of the bracketed phrases in (3) above are of the schematic form (4) below: (4) Specifier + Head + Complement Now, we have already argued in the case of Noun Phrases that a Head Noun together with its Complement form an N-bar; and that this N-bar together with its Specifier ( = Determiner) forms an N-double-bar.
Word: schematic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scheme or schema + -atic. Pronunciation: /skɪˈmætɪk/, /skiːˈmætɪk/ 1. A simplified line drawing used by scientists, engineers, technologists and others to illustrate a system at an abstract level. Schematic drawings often use standard symbols for clarity. Example: I'll have to study the schematics for the new integrated circuit before I can create a good layout. Example: In contrast to other media players and similar devices, the Chumby’s internal schematics and source code — the programs that make it work — are completely open and available on www.chumby.com.
Word: past continuous Part of Speech: noun 1. A tense used to describe actions and states continued in the past. Labels: uncountable
Word: preaspiration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English aspire 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 aspiration English preaspiration From pre- + aspiration. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiːˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/ 1. A period of voiceless breathing that precedes some consonants in some languages—a sort of mirror-image of aspiration.
Word: hygro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From the Ancient Greek ὑγρός (hugrós, “wet”, “moist”). 1. moisture Labels: morpheme 2. humidity Labels: morpheme
Word: wabbits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wabbit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aerial cableway Part of Speech: noun 1. A large assortment of cables, suspended above the ground at a minesite or quarry, used to transport tools and equipment over rough territory.
Word: radial velocity Part of Speech: noun 1. Motion of an object toward or away from an observer. 2. Motion of an object toward or away from an observer.
Word: zodiacal light Part of Speech: noun 1. A soft glow of white light seen in the sky along the ecliptic in an elongated triangular form with its base being on the horizon, particularly in the tropics. Example: I also, this morning gave attention to the stars as seen through the Zodiacal Light, and found, even to 4ʰ 30ᵐ, when the effulgent Light below the zigzag lines is very strong, that with the naked eye I could readily make out stars of the 6th magnitude within the effulgent Light; [...] Example: Westward I saw the zodiacal light mingling with the yellow brilliance of the evening star.
Word: cenote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish cenote, from Yucatec Maya tsʼonoʼot (“hole with water”). Pronunciation: /sɛˈnoʊteɪ/, /səˈnoʊtiː/ 1. A deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Mexico and Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes groundwater underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
Word: sinkhole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sinkehole, sinkeholl, equivalent to sink + hole. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋkˌhoʊl/ 1. A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage. Example: A sinkhole suddenly opened up beneath the track of a heavy freight route in the eastern United States. Golfers playing the 13th hole at Hartford, Connecticut, had a new obstacle to tackle: a section of track suspended in mid-air after heavy rainfall in the aftermath of Storm Ida. Example: Several people had to be rescued after two vehicles fell into this sinkhole in Chatsworth on January 10. 2. A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects. 3. A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it. Example: Pro Pinball is as authentic as pinball has ever been on the PC. It's all here, from the ramps, bumpers and sinkholes to the satisfying "clack" when you make the high-score list. 4. A domain name server that has been configured to hand out non-routeable addresses for all domains, so that every computer that uses it will fail to get access to the real website. Labels: Internet 5. An attack which redirects requests, whether network or memory accesses, to a new location defined by the attacker.
Word: sinkhole Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English sinkehole, sinkeholl, equivalent to sink + hole. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋkˌhoʊl/ 1. To configure as a sinkhole (domain name server that gives non-routeable addresses). Labels: Internet, transitive
Word: Shtokavian Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Stokavian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Shtokavian Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of Stokavian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: X-linked trait Part of Speech: noun 1. Any trait or characteristic whose appearance or absence in a person is determined by a gene on the sex chromosomes. Typically, these genes are found on the X chromosome but not on the Y chromosome.
Word: xiphosuran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Xiphosura + -an. 1. Any member of the order Xiphosura, including horseshoe crabs.
Word: xiphosuran Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Xiphosura + -an. 1. Of or pertaining to the order Xiphosura. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bikini wax Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of hot wax to remove pubic hair so that it may be easier to wear a bikini.
Word: sacellum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sacellum. 1. A small chapel, as a monument within a church. 2. In Ancient Rome, a shrine open to the sky, sometimes used for sacrificial purposes, or in honor of the divine. Labels: historical
Word: Cassiope Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Cassiopeia. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: five card stud Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of five-card stud. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: five-card stud Part of Speech: noun 1. a simple form of stud poker where each individual receives five cards Labels: uncountable
Word: stud poker Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several versions of poker in which some cards are dealt face-down and some face-up. Labels: uncountable
Word: suit of armor Part of Speech: noun 1. A collection of garments, usually made of metal, worn over the body for protection in battle from weapons.
Word: suit of armour Part of Speech: noun 1. A collection of garments, usually made of metal, worn over the body for protection in battle from weapons.
Word: shrewdly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English shrewd Middle English -ly English -ly English shrewdly From shrewd + -ly. 1. In a shrewd manner. Example: Thanks to that penny he had just spent so recklessly [on a newspaper] he would pass a happy hour, taken, for once, out of his anxious, despondent, miserable self. It irritated him shrewdly to know that these moments of respite from carking care would not be shared with his poor wife, with careworn, troubled Ellen.
Word: -ane Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane From Latin -ānus, which forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "belonging to" or "origin from". Doublet of English -an. Pronunciation: /eɪn/ 1. Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane). Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme 2. A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane. Labels: morpheme 3. A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid. Labels: morpheme
Word: schizophrenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English schizophrenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English schizophrenic From schizophrenia + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛnɪk/ 1. Of or relating to schizophrenia. 2. Afflicted with schizophrenia; having difficulty with perception of reality. 3. Exhibiting more than one personality; having a wildly changeable personality. Labels: dated, informal Example: Schizophrenia is where two or more personalities live in the same brain. The ancients of the 20th Century actually looked upon schizophrenia as a disease! Everyone felt it was very shameful to have a schizophrenic person in the family, Example: The average person is afraid that such a common experience means that he is "splitting off" and becoming schizophrenic. 4. Having qualities that strongly conflict or are at odds. Labels: dated, informal Example: Höss, a man of schizophrenic sensibility, preferred gassing to shooting because he was “spared all these bloodbaths.” Example: That feverish response and Jackson's infamous negative attitude towards his fans contributed to a performance which was schizophrenic at best. The program was divided into three sections, distinguishable only by the fact that slide projections on the side of the stage informed us that we were now watching "Part 1, 2, or 3."
Word: schizophrenic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English schizophrenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English schizophrenic From schizophrenia + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛnɪk/ 1. A person suffering from schizophrenia. Example: Oh, what an extraordinary idea! I have served 11 governments in the past 30 years. If I'd believed in all their policies, [proceeds to describe contradictory policies by different parties], but above all, I would have been a stark-staring raving schizophrenic! (laugh track).
Word: penthos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πένθος (pénthos). Pronunciation: /ˈpɛnθɒs/ 1. sorrow; grief; mourning or sadness Labels: uncountable Example: He watched with a chill of wonder the basalt mask splotched with ivy shadow whose round eyes stared back with Kolonian penthos, Dushara with his face among leaves.
Word: peri Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پری (peri), from Persian پری (pari). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪə.ɹi/ 1. A sprite or supernatural being. Labels: Iranian Example: He sent a Peri to Chundum Dew with a message: "If you wish to live, release the mortal in your power: if not, every demon in your service will immediately be put to the sword." Example: In an hour they hovered above Hampstead Heath, and the peri looked down for a lonely spot where she might alight in the sulphurous gloom of a dog-day sunset too blinding for anyone to look at […]