nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: firebrand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fyr-brand, furbrond, equivalent to fire + brand. Cognate with German Feuerbrand (“firebrand”). Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪə.bɹænd/, /ˈfaɪɚ.bɹænd/ 1. A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end. Example: The crowd cheered as a firebrand was tossed onto the huge pile of wood to start the traditional homecoming bonfire. Example: […] he filled all their throats with it, so that those poor wretches were by it made to cough like foxes, crying, Ha, Pantagruel, how how thou addest greater heat to the firebrand that is in us. 2. An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo. Labels: figuratively Example: The member of the college's Communist League was a firebrand who would launch a sit-in or protest march at a moment's notice. Example: At the same time, Mr. Irons said, it is important to separate “this very valiant and completely kosher and clean repository of public material, which we perfectly endorse, and this kind of firebrand ‘We want to show the publishers they’re wrong’ kind of attitude.”
Word: firebrands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of firebrand Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handcarts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of handcart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handcarts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of handcart Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: hydrants Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hydrant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hulling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhʌlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hull Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: soporifically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English soporific Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English soporifically From soporific + -ally. 1. In a soporific manner. Example: Of course, it's "soporifically boring" - quite deliberately so, "the Brussels bureaucracy aims to keep the public's nose out of 'its' business"
Word: emblems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of emblem Labels: form-of, plural
Word: essayists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of essayist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: evection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin evectiōnem, from evectiō (“act of carrying”), from evect-, past participle stem of evehō (“to carry together”), combination of ex- and vehō. 1. Modification of the lunar orbit due to the gravitational effects of the Sun. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: exclaves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exclave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tracible Part of Speech: adj 1. able to be broken Labels: not-comparable Example: "And Vain, the Demondim-spawn: artificially manufactured by ur-viles. More rigid than gutrock, less tracible than bone. Alive to his inbred purpose and cruelly insensate to every other need or value or belief."
Word: guide books Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of guide book Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yogourt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French yogourt, yoghourt, from Turkish; see yogurt. 1. Alternative spelling of yogurt. Labels: Canada, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: habitualness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English habitual Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English habitualness From habitual + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being habitual. Labels: uncountable
Word: near the knuckle Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Risqué, sexual, suggestive of impropriety. Labels: UK, informal Example: So near the knuckle, I wonder they got past the censor. Example: “But . . . Laser Lass is just . . . banging!” Stifling a giggle and deciding this must be some masculine epithet she hadn't come across before, Evey gave the handcart a shove and went on her way. After all, "banging" wasn't anything that was shown on TV these days, even if some of Gordon Deitrich's shows did get pretty near the knuckle sometimes.
Word: angst bunny Part of Speech: noun 1. One who expresses, or seeks to evince, angst, especially a goth. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: In the mid-80's we called them "angst bunnies"; then I started hearing "DIB's" (dress in black) and "goth". 2. One who appreciates angst-filled literature. Labels: informal Example: "Actually, what I liked about 'Titanic' wasn't so much the romance (though I liked that, too) but the detail they put into developing even the background characters, and how they managed to portray the event as a tragedy, not just a big special effect or a bang-wow disaster. Then again, I'm a confirmed angst-bunny.
Word: CIWS Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /siːwɪ.z/ 1. Acronym of close-in weapon system, such as Phalanx. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: audial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From audio + -al. 1. Of or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anointer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anoint + -er. 1. One who anoints. Example: 1731, John Gill, "The Doctrine of the Trinity, ſtated and vindicated; in ſeveral Diſcourſes on that important Subject; reduced into the form of a Treatiſe", in A Collection of Sermons and Tracts by the Late Reverend and Learned John Gill, D.D., Volume III, George Keith (1778), page 34, “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, becauſe he hath anointed me, &c.” where it is eaſy to obſerve three divine perſons: the Anointer is the Spirit of the Lord; the anointed is the Meſſiah, the Word, the Lord Jeſus Chriſt: and beſides theſe, here is the Lord, or Jehovah, by whoſe Spirit he was anointed. Example: Aldred, Wulstan’s former Bishop, now Archbishop of York, was the anointer of both Harold and William the Conqueror.
Word: mums Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mʌmz/ 1. plural of mum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: palish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin palleō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin pallidus Old French palebor. Middle English pale English pale Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English palish From pale + -ish. 1. somewhat pale Example: My brother had a palish complexion.
Word: hysteretic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, hyster- (“higher, outer, latter, next”) + -etic. 1. Of or pertaining to hysteresis.
Word: restauratrice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French restauratrice, female form of restaurateur. 1. A female restaurateur. Example: Gerda Simonson, a Swedish restauratrice with many years of experience in New York, has compiled three hundred choice recipes for snacks and tidbits. Example: A restauratrice seated on a Socony can. She has a tray with bananas, bread and a tin pot of bean-paste soup.
Word: duetto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian duetto. 1. Archaic form of duet. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: restaurate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin restaurātus, past participle of restaurāre. See restore. 1. To restore. Labels: nonstandard, obsolete
Word: Low Latin Part of Speech: name 1. Vulgar Latin 2. Late Latin or Medieval Latin
Word: Deepak Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi दीपक (dīpak), meaning a part of a flame, or someone who enlightens everyone's heart with hope. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːpʌk/ 1. A male given name from Hindi used in India. 2. A surname from Hindi.
Word: guailo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gweilo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ignorance is bliss Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: From Thomas Gray's poem, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (1742): "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." 1. A lack of knowledge or awareness about certain facts or situations results in happiness or reduced anxiety.
Word: Leanne Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Lee Ann.
Word: Payton Part of Speech: name Etymology: Habitational surname from a minor place in Sussex, from the Old English personal name Pǣga + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). 1. A habitational surname from Old English. 2. A unisex given name: 3. A unisex given name:
Word: Peyton Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Payton. 1. A surname. Labels: countable 2. A unisex given name: Labels: countable 3. A unisex given name: Labels: countable 4. A placename, from the surname: Labels: uncountable 5. A placename, from the surname: Labels: uncountable
Word: Rhoda Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ῥόδη (Rhódē, “woman from Rhodes”) or ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹoʊ.də/, /ˈɹoʊ.ɾə/, /ˈɹəʊ.də/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda. And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate. Example: 'One little girl. Her name is Rhoda.' 'What? Roader?' The others all looked suspicious of a name nobody had ever heard. 'It's in the Bible,' he said.
Word: air-con Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈeə(ɹ)kɒn/ 1. Clipping of air conditioning. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable Example: As I say, it was a very hot day, and I found that the air-con was better on 777013 than either 777001 or 777009. There are, however, no emergency hopper windows, so if the air-con goes down on a hot day, you will cook! 2. Clipping of air conditioner. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable Example: “---- it's hot in here. Sweating like a ---- dog. Chuck the air con on.” “Yeah, alright.” (BLEEP!) “Got dust all in my throat from walking outside.” “Ugh!” (GROANS) “Yeah, that air con's doing nothing, eh? My ----'s like a ---- cheese factory down here.”
Word: air-con Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈeə(ɹ)kɒn/ 1. Clipping of air-condition. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: What's going to be very interesting is that I go straight from here to DC at the end of this month, and I gather that DC is a bit warmer than it is here. Although given the way buildings get air-conned there, maybe it'll be colder inside.. Example: Bishops Cleeve? I just air-conned a waste recycling facility there.
Word: Roisin Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Irish, anglicized form of Róisín, an Irish diminutive of Rose.
Word: cameraperson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From camera + person. 1. A person who operates a camera. Example: The camerapersons stand on their towers and watch the ground crew try to get rid of the water.
Word: Rosalind Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) and *linþaz (“soft; weak, tender”), associated by medieval folk etymology with Spanish rosa linda "lovely rose". Pronunciation: /ˈɹɑzəlɪnd/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Example: Jaques. Rosalind is your love's name? Orlando. Yes, just. Jaques. I do not like her name. Orlando. There was no thought of pleasing you when she was christened. 2. A moon of Uranus.
Word: Rosamond Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Rosamund. Example: "I am quite aware," she added, "that we shall be in a certain sense gambling with a conscipious, individualizing name, for she may grow up commonplace-looking or a fright; but we must take some chances in life, mustn't we, Fred?" "Either Rosamond, Eleanor, or Guendolen is appropriate for a beauty," said I, with non-committal subserviency, 2. A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.
Word: Rosina Part of Speech: name Etymology: An Italian pet form of Rosa borrowed in the nineteenth century, particularly from the character in Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville (1816). 1. A female given name from Italian.
Word: Sabrina Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /səˈbɹiːnə/ 1. A legendary Celtic princess who gave her name to the river Severn. 2. A female given name from the Celtic languages, in regular but quiet use after the release of the film Sabrina (1954). Example: Among the celebrities she considers part of her zillennial cohort are Zendaya and American singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter.
Word: attinge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin attingō (“to touch”). Doublet of attain and attainder. Pronunciation: /əˈtɪnd͡ʒ/ 1. To touch lightly. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: ambient parts of the Body (which are attinged with its yellow Attire)
Word: Scarlett Part of Speech: name 1. A surname originating as an occupation for a dyer or seller of (scarlet) fabric. Example: For Scarlett and Scarlett's three hundred were riding by When the points of the Russian lances arose in the sky; 2. A female given name transferred from the surname, of general post-1936 usage. Example: 'There now, Scarlett! You admit it is true. What would you be doing with a husband like Ashley? 'Tis moonstruck they all are, all the Wilkes.'
Word: Selena Part of Speech: name Etymology: Either a variant of Selina, from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”, from caelum (“sky, heaven”)), or from Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon. Pronunciation: /sɪˈliːnə/, /səˈlinə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: I promised Selena — her full name I ascertained in due course was Selena Judith Hephzibah — that I would. I would have promised her anything. Example: I have a younger sister, Jessica, who insists that everyone call her Selena because she feels the pain of the murdered Latin American rock star, and who just dropped out of school for the second time.
Word: Shauna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Shaun + -a, variant of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, and Sheena. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɔːnə/ 1. A female given name from Irish, a modern feminine of Shaun (“Sean”).
Word: Sheena Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Sìne and Síne, ultimately from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, and Shauna. 1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic. Example: I imagined her tall, horsy and thirty-something with a name like Sheena. There had been a time when I had regarded Sheenas as the backbone of England.
Word: doin' Part of Speech: verb 1. Contraction of doing, the present participle of do. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: Shelly Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Old English, variant of Shelley. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly pre-1930 usage. 3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, variant of Shelley.
Word: Sheri Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, variant of Sherry.
Word: Sheri Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شرع (şerʿ, şeriʿ), from Arabic شَرْع (šarʕ). 1. Obsolete form of Shar Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: The Sheri being based upon the Koran is held to be divine and immutable. Example: The law of the Sheri does not authorize the Khalíf to place beside him a power superior to his own.
Word: Shari Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Chari (“African river”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Shari Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Sharon, variant of Sherry. Example: Shari Redstone, the chair of CBS parent company Paramount Global, said Wednesday that CBS leadership had made a “bad mistake” with their handling of “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil’s contentious interview last week with author Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Word: fingo Part of Speech: noun 1. A protective talisman in various forms, used by the Mijikenda people of Kenya. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Sheryl Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Cheryl or Shirley.
Word: Skye Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach, of long disputed (probably non-Indo-European substrate) origin, with several theories proposed and none widely accepted; see Etymology of Skye. Pronunciation: /skaɪ/ 1. Ellipsis of Isle of Skye, a large island in Scotland. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: I would like to climb high in a tree / I could be happy, I could be happy / Or go to Skye on my holiday 2. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky. 3. A community in The Nation municipality, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada. 4. An eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside, South Australia. 5. A southern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
Word: Skye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach, of long disputed (probably non-Indo-European substrate) origin, with several theories proposed and none widely accepted; see Etymology of Skye. Pronunciation: /skaɪ/ 1. A Skye terrier. Example: In fact, few drop-eared Skyes are being exhibited and none of the present top winners has them.
Word: Schuyler Part of Speech: name Etymology: A Dutch surname (cf. scholier) from German Schüler (“scholar, student”); brought to America by seventeenth-century Dutch immigrants. Doublet of scholar and schooler. Pronunciation: /ˈskaɪ.lɚ/, /ˈskaɪ.lə/ 1. An American surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation]. 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname [in turn from Dutch], of 19th century and later usage. 3. A city, the county seat of Colfax County, Nebraska, United States.
Word: Skylar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of Schuyler used since the 1980s. Pronunciation: /ˈskaɪ.lɚ/, /ˈskaɪ.lə/ 1. A unisex given name transferred from the surname [in turn from Dutch].
Word: Skyler Part of Speech: name Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of Schuyler used since the 1980s. Pronunciation: /ˈskaɪ.lɚ/, /ˈskaɪ.lə/ 1. A unisex given name transferred from the surname [in turn from Dutch]. Example: It is a catchy name isn't it? Skyler: sky. A name specifically chosen by my father, who'd expected great things from me, his firstborn child, and male. A name, my father Bix Rampike believed, to set its bearer apart from the merely commonplace.
Word: mingi Part of Speech: adj 1. Among certain Ethiopian peoples: ritually impure. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some cattle are bought with the elephant tusks, they may not be used for the garo calf, they are mingi. Example: When a man's penis is cut off he is mingi, or for a women^([sic]) when her breasts are cut off.
Word: minse Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of mince. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: minga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Pitjantjatjara minga tjuta (“ants”). Compare emmet. 1. A tourist, especially one that comes to climb Uluru. Labels: Australia, Central, derogatory Example: To have Uluru interpreted by an Anangu guide is far more fulfilling than trailing after the minga, or "ants", as those who show their disrespect by climbing the sacred monolith are called. Example: It's easy to see why local Aborigines refer to these intruders as minga—or little ants.
Word: pingo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Greenlandic pingu or Inuktitut pingu (“hummock, small hill”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪŋɡəʊ/, /ˈpɪŋɡoʊ/ 1. A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year. Example: The greatest variation in cover thickness, as determined from collapsed pingos, is in irregularly shaped pingos, or those with asymmetrically located ice-cores. Example: Considerable progress has been made on the discovery and mapping of many open system pingos in central Alaska and Yukon Territory[…], as well as the discovery of pingo-like mounds in the shallow waters of the Beaufort Sea north of the mouth of the Mackenzie River. The greatest advance in pingo research in the last decade has been a consideration and understanding of theory and rate of pingo growth […]
Word: pingo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently from Sinhalese [Term?] (?), but the word has not yet been identified. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪŋɡəʊ/, /ˈpɪŋɡoʊ/ 1. A flexible pole supported on one shoulder, with a load suspended from each end. Labels: Sri-Lanka, dated Example: This done, he [an elephant] took up the pingo and moved away from the spot; but at the distance of about a fathom or two, laid it down again, and ripping open one of the bundles, took out of it all the contents, somans [footnote: Woman's robe], cambāyas [footnote: The figured cloth worn by men], handkerchiefs, and several pieces of white cambrick cloth, all which he tore to small pieces, and flung them wildly here and there. He did the same with all the other pingoes. Example: The Gańga-vaṇṣa minissu are the washers of the Oliya caste, who are not only a low caste, but come below the Paduvó and Berawáyó, and are the only caste who will carry the pingoes of the smiths. 2. A measure of weight equivalent to that which can be carried using a pingo, perhaps about 55 pounds (25 kilograms) (see the 2013 quotation). Labels: Sri-Lanka, dated Example: Upon reaching this quantity, the tribute decreased one pingo annually until the number was reduced to five. Example: About an hour or so before a bridegroom accompanied by his friends arrives at the house of the bride, a person, named for the occasion Gamana or messenger, is sent forward with a number of betel leaves equal to the number of people, who accompany the bridegroom. The Gamana is to give these betel leaves to the bride's friends, together with the large pingo of plantains called Gira-mul-tada, which in the Maritime districts is always a sine qua non of the presents, which a Singhalese bridegroom carries to his bride's house.
Word: pinge Part of Speech: noun 1. A wedge-, ditch-, or funnel-shaped depression in the terrain resulting from mining activities.
Word: Stacie Part of Speech: name 1. A unisex given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Stacey.
Word: Susannah Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Susanna. Example: And trust me, Susy, added the corporal, turning to Susannah, whose eyes were swimming with water, before that time comes round again, a bright eye will be dim. Example: Had she changed the baby's name? They had decided to call her Susannah for no very clear reason; they had both liked it, and it seemed to fit the crumpled little face.
Word: kuksi Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kuksu (“Korean noodle dish”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Susanne Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /suːˈzæn/, /suːˈsɑnə/ 1. A female given name from German [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], variant of Susan.
Word: stingo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sting + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈstɪŋɡəʊ/ 1. Any strong beer. Labels: archaic, slang, uncountable Example: Sir, if I vvas vvorthy to adviſe you, I vvou'd have a Bottle of good October by me. Shall I ſet a Cup of old Stingo at your Elbovv? Example: The elevated cavaliers sent […]for two tubs of merry stingo.
Word: stinge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly a back-formation from stingy. Pronunciation: /stɪnd͡ʒ/ 1. To act stingily or parsimoniously. Labels: informal, intransitive
Word: stinge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a back-formation from stingy. Pronunciation: /stɪnd͡ʒ/ 1. A person who has a stingy demeanour or who lacks generosity. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, informal Example: Don’t be such a stinge, and let me try some of your ice cream, mate!
Word: tingi Part of Speech: noun 1. A Brazilian tree, Magonia pubescens, whose seeds yield soap.
Word: tinga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish tinga. 1. A Mexican dish made with shredded beef or chicken in a red chili sauce. Labels: uncountable
Word: marginale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin margināle, singular of marginālia. 1. singular of marginalia Labels: form-of, singular Example: All these, as I have before said, have one and the same immediate origin, the inserted marginale. But that marginale itself may be due to three sources; first, a mere editor’s quotation for reference; secondly, a various reading; and thirdly, a double text which, as I hold, in most cases has grown out of the various readings of antiquity systematised by rival schools. It is these last two classes of marginalia which naturally and necessarily occur most frequently when the text is originally in a corrupt state, and by their subsequent inclusion in the text render the confusion worse confounded. Example: As the surrounding marginalia are all in violet and are from mh 10, it is reasonable to see in this an indication of the equivalence of th C to mh 10.[…]The marginale is opposite lines 1 and 2 in the right-hand margin.
Word: caricatura Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of caricature. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: noone Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From no + one. Compare Middle English noone, noon, noan (“noone”). More at none. Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊwʌn/ 1. Nonstandard spelling of no one. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard
Word: noone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English none, noune, from Old English nōn (“noon; the ninth hour”). Cognate with Dutch noen, Icelandic nón. More at noon. Pronunciation: /ˈnuːn/ 1. Obsolete form of noon. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: daffodowndilly Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌdæfədaʊnˈdɪli/ 1. the daffodil. Labels: informal Example: She had put a daffodowndilly behind each ear, and twisted a dandelion chain around her neck. Example: ye might as soon send the white hawthorn or the yellow daffodowndilly to school as my Elfine.
Word: material fact Part of Speech: noun 1. A fact essential to make a case or a defense, or the absence of which negates a case or defense. 2. A fact that might alter a person's decision to buy a property or change the terms and price a buyer is willing to accept. 3. A fact that might alter an insurer's decision to agree to provide insurance to a person or alter the terms and conditions or the rate of premium on a policy.
Word: polysyllabicity Part of Speech: noun 1. The state or characteristic of being polysyllabic. Labels: uncountable Example: 1943, John de Francis, "The Alphabetization of Chinese," Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 63, no. 4 (Oct/Dec), p. 235, The drift of the Chinese language toward greater polysyllabicity is seen even more clearly in the fact that not more than 15 percent of the Chinese equivalents of foreign technical terms consist of only one syllable. Example: "Polysyllabicity" and "utterableness" each has the word-property it designates.
Word: polysyllabicism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English polysyllabic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English polysyllabicism From polysyllabic + -ism. 1. The state or characteristic of having a polysyllabic or overly complex style. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: It will only facilitate the acquirement of a sesquipedalian diction, having the polysyllabicism without the precision of Johnson. Example: If polysyllabicism is considered more 'scientific,' should we not seize the opportunity to call the study of micro-organisms 'mico-organicology'?
Word: polysyllabism Part of Speech: noun 1. The state or characteristic of having or using words containing multiple syllables, sometimes as a stage in the development of language. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 1936, Martin Joos, "Book Review: The Psycho-Biology of Language by George K. Zipf," Language, vol. 12, no. 3 (July/Sep), p. 202, Chinese polysyllabism is a sort of synthesis, or aggregation, or 'addition' of morphemes and their meanings. 2. Polysyllabicism. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Cumbrous compounds are formed as the names of objects and a character of tedious and time-wasting polysyllabism is given to the language.
Word: genuine issue of material fact Part of Speech: noun 1. A dispute over a material fact upon which the outcome of a legal case may rely, and which therefore must be decided by a judge or jury; a dispute which precludes summary judgment. Example: We think there is nothing in these three asserted facts which has a direct bearing upon, or casts doubt as to, the particular and detailed circumstances presented by the Ambassador. They are inadequate to show a genuine issue of material fact as to the existence of the original documents. Example: The mere existence of some alleged factual dispute between the parties will not defeat an otherwise properly supported motion for summary judgment; the requirement is that there be no genuine issue of material fact.
Word: amigas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of amiga Labels: form-of, plural
Word: abditories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abditory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ground proximity warning systems Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ground proximity warning system Labels: form-of, plural
Word: is't Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /ɪst/ 1. Contraction of is + it. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, obsolete Example: How now? moodie? / What is't thou canſt demand?
Word: shunter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shunt + -er. 1. A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching). Labels: UK Example: Concurrent to this order, Good forged a link with Irish Railways, which resulted in the latter building five shunters with Brush equipment, marking the inception of dieselisation in the country. 2. A person who carries out shunting operations. Labels: UK Example: The electric locomotive is accompanied by a shunter who, in addition to his normal duties, flags the trains over the unprotected level crossings and opens the gates through which the line passes. Example: The shunter has a lightweight portable radio transmitter by which, as he uncouples an incoming train into cuts for marshalling, he informs the Traffic Office of the number of wagons in each cut and its siding; [...]. 3. One who shunts (carries on arbitrage between London and provincial stock exchanges). Labels: UK, historical
Word: shunters Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shunter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: malfatti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Italian malfatti. 1. A type of hand-rolled dumpling, or gnocchi Labels: plural, plural-only Example: No need to explain where the lamb went or to shape your malfatti to look like hens' eggs.
Word: one under Part of Speech: noun 1. A person under a train; a person hit by a train after jumping or falling in front of it. Labels: UK, slang Example: 2002, "Tube Troll", ">Incident @ Hangar lane tube <", uk.transport.london http://groups.google.com/group/uk.transport.london/browse_thread/thread/9a749f81e7f414b9/04825cc24c006db5?lnk=st&q=%22one+under%22+train&rnum=3# The twist in this tale is that the driver (who was at the back and hadn't seen anything) booked off with stress (as drivers often do after a one under) and the guard who had been driving and witnessed the whold [sic] traumatic event had to creep into work the next day and pretend that nothing had happned... Example: About a one under on the Northern line.
Word: bare-breasted Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the breasts and nipples exposed, often implying a less salacious atmosphere than topless. Labels: not-comparable Example: The young drama student performed bare-breasted in the school play.
Word: one unders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of one under Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intrenchment Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic spelling of entrenchment. Labels: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable Example: This steepness was intensified on all sides by an artificial intrenchment which divided the promontory from the mainland.
Word: intrenchments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of intrenchment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photographic memories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of photographic memory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fido Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An acronym of the words freaks, irregulars, defects, oddities, from the 1960s. 1. A coin that is defective, having been incorrectly minted, often prized by collectors.
Word: foodaholic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdô Old English fōda Middle English fode English food Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English foodaholic From food + -aholic. 1. A lover of food; a foodie. Labels: slang
Word: patsy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term dates back at least to the 1870s in the United States, close to the peak of Irish migration. The OED's recent revisions link Patsy with Pat and Paddy, the stereotype of the bogtrotter just off the boat. The American Heritage Dictionary and Online Etymology Dictionary quotes the OED it may derive from the Italian pazzo (“madman”), and souther Italian dialect paccio (“fool”). Another possibility is the term derives from Patsy Bolivar, a character in an 1880s minstrel skit who was blamed whenever anything went wrong, in Broadway musical comedies, for example in The Errand Boy [1904] and Patsy in Politics [1907]. Pronunciation: /ˈpætsi/ 1. A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: And now it's quite obvious that instead of Mr Rumsfeld and Mr. Cheney listening attentively to Mr Blair's sage advice, they've simply been using him as a patsy—a convenient fig-leaf.
Word: pashing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of pash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pashed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of pash Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: enquirer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From enquire + -er. 1. Alternative form of inquirer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: agflation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of agricultural + inflation; compare stagflation. Pronunciation: /æɡˈfleɪ.ʃən/ 1. An increase in the price of food crops, especially due to increased demand, and to diversification into the production of biomass Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: volcanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French volcanisme, from volcan (“volcano”); and/or directly from volcan(o) + -ism. 1. Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This rejuvenation-stage or post-erosional volcanism produces lava even more alkalic than late-stage volcanism. Example: Some 200 million years ago, the rocks that became the Palisades cliffs just across the Hudson River from Manhattan formed during volcanic activity that helped rip apart the ancient supercontinent Pangea. That volcanism helped lead to the birth of the Atlantic Ocean while it also contributed to killing off as much as a quarter of all life on Earth during the event known as the end-Triassic mass extinction.
Word: atelectatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English atelectasis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English atelectatic From atelectasis + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to atelectasis Labels: not-comparable
Word: attentate Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of attentat. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unleashed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of unleash Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: unleashed Part of Speech: adj 1. Not leashed; without a leash on it. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some trails are extremely narrow, and people might become easily intimidated by passing an unleashed dog in a confined space, especially a large, nosy dog. 2. Freed from any restraint, physical or otherwise. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: unleashed potential
Word: unlimber Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English limber English unlimber From un- + limber. 1. To detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: The gun he drove had been unlimbered near Horsell, in order to command the sand-pits, and its arrival had precipitated the action. 2. To clumsily put into employ (a large weapon or object). Labels: broadly, transitive 3. To unsling (something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap); to bring (something carried) into the hands for use. Labels: broadly, transitive 4. To stretch (limbs, muscles, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time). Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: "I fancy," said Psmith, "that this is one of those moments when it is necessary for me to unlimber my Sherlock Holmes system. […] Do you follow me, Comrade Maloney?" / "That's right," said Billy Windsor. "Of course." / "Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary," murmured Psmith. Example: Bony jumped down and unlimbered his cramped muscles before going after his camels.
Word: unlimber Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English limber English unlimber From un- + limber. 1. Not limber; lacking flexibility. Labels: transitive
Word: overmodest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English modest English overmodest From over- + modest. 1. Excessively modest.
Word: accept service Part of Speech: verb 1. To receive and acknowledge receipt of service of process.
Word: dying declaration Part of Speech: noun 1. A statement that would normally be deemed inadmissible as evidence in a court of law as hearsay, but is deemed admissible because it was made by a person who believed himself to be dying, is about the circumstances of that person's death, and (in some cases) was followed by that person's actual death.
Word: court of law Part of Speech: noun 1. A court presided over by a judge which is empowered to decide all aspects of legal disputes. 2. A court which was empowered to decide questions of law and award monetary damages, but could not provide equitable relief, which was reserved for a court of equity. Labels: archaic
Word: zippo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From zip + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈzɪpəʊ/, /ˈzɪpoʊ/ 1. Zero; none whatsoever. Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: “The whole situation is magnificent news, especially when the problem has been zippo investment by large corporations in Africa,” says Robert H. Bates[…].
Word: zippo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zip + -o. Pronunciation: /ˈzɪpəʊ/, /ˈzɪpoʊ/ 1. Zero. Typically used for emphasis, as when the listener might expect a positive quantity. Labels: emphatic, informal, not-comparable Example: We got 200 consoles and we sold 200 consoles and 200 minus 200 is ZIPPO, so I can't sell you anything right now.
Word: zippo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Popular slang among American soldiers in the Vietnam War; from the Zippo brand of lighter. Pronunciation: /ˈzɪpəʊ/, /ˈzɪpoʊ/ 1. To light on fire. Labels: slang, transitive Example: I didn't want to burn 'em out, but that's policy. So we zippoed their hooch. Example: Once the last villagers had left Ben Suc, the buildings were doused with petrol and zippoed.
Word: rinforzando Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian rinforzando. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɪnfɔːˈtsændəʊ/, /ˌɹɪnfɔɹˈtsændoʊ/ 1. A mark that indicates that a note is to be played with special emphasis. 2. A passage having this mark.
Word: rinforzando Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian rinforzando. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɪnfɔːˈtsændəʊ/, /ˌɹɪnfɔɹˈtsændoʊ/ 1. In this style. Example: (abbreviation) rf, rfz, rfz., rinf.
Word: rinforzando Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian rinforzando. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɪnfɔːˈtsændəʊ/, /ˌɹɪnfɔɹˈtsændoʊ/ 1. Played in this style.
Word: court of equity Part of Speech: noun 1. A court empowered to provide only equitable relief, but not to make rulings on questions of law, nor to award monetary damages.
Word: LQG Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of loop quantum gravity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 2. Initialism of large quasar group. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Word: LQG Part of Speech: adj 1. linear-quadratic-Gaussian Labels: not-comparable
Word: loop quantum gravity Part of Speech: noun 1. A theory which attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity, according to which space can be regarded as an extremely fine fabric of finite loops. Labels: uncountable
Word: zitterbewegung Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German zittern (“to tremble, jitter”) + Bewegung (“motion”). 1. An extremely fast oscillation of free electrons (and other particles) predicted by some solutions of the Dirac equation Labels: uncountable
Word: Dirac equation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after English physicist Paul Dirac. 1. A relativistic wave equation that describes an electron (and similar particles); it predicted the existence of antiparticles
Word: tifoso Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Italian tifoso. 1. An Italian fan (of a sports club, etc.). 2. A fan of an Italian club or team, especially Scuderia Ferrari
Word: meatman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From meat + man. Pronunciation: /ˈmiːtmən/, /ˈmiːtman/ 1. A butcher; one who prepares or sells meat.
Word: tifosi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian. 1. Alternative form of tifoso (a fan of an Italian team, who is not necessarily Italian themselves) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tifosi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian. 1. plural of tifoso Labels: form-of, plural
Word: overbuild Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden English build English overbuild From over- + build. 1. To perform excessive construction on a building or in an area. Labels: ambitransitive Example: c. 1962, Philip Larkin on John Betjeman How much more interesting & worth writing about Betjeman's subjects are than most other modern poets, I mean, whether so-and-so achieves some metaphysical inner unity is not really so interesting to us as the overbuilding' of rural Middlesex. 2. To build over or on top of another structure. Labels: transitive Example: The architect wanted to overbuild the restaurant on top of an office. 3. To build with excessive size or elaboration. Labels: transitive 4. To construct more buildings than necessary in an area. Labels: intransitive
Word: overbuilds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of overbuild Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: overbuilding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of overbuild Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overbuilt Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of overbuild Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: overbuilt Part of Speech: adj 1. Having had excessive construction (building) carried out, as: Example: in the overbuilt exurbs of the megalopolis 2. Having had excessive construction (building) carried out, as: Example: the extra wind protection provided by the overbuilt framing
Word: overfond Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English fond English overfond From over- + fond. 1. Excessively fond.
Word: meatmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of meatman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: punition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin punitio: compare French punition. See punish. 1. punishment Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Yee judges vpon earth, let our iuste punitions Teach you to shake off bribes, and kepe your handes pure. Example: The corrections of the scholars consist of penitences and punitions; the former are, keeping a boy standing, or on his knees, or in an ignominious place; the latter are pensums (i. e. impositions), or, rarely, the use of a leather thong on the hand.
Word: Pyrrhic victories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pyrrhic victory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Moenkopi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hopi Mùnqapi. 1. A census-designated place and Hopi community located in Coconino County, Arizona.
Word: 1990s Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪn.tiːnˈnaɪn.tiːz/, /ˈnaɪn.tinˈnaɪn.tiz/, [ˈnaɪn.tʰinˈnaɪɾ̃iz] 1. The period from year 1990 to 1999; almost the same period as the 10th (and last) decade of the 20th century, which, however, was from 1991 to (the end of) year 2000 Labels: plural, plural-only Example: KIRK: We're reading it, Lieutenant. I thought you said it couldn't possibly be an Earth vessel. SPOCK: I fail to understand why it always gives you pleasure to see me proven wrong. KIRK: An emotional Earth weakness of mine. There it is. KIRK: An old Earth vessel, similar to the DY-500 class. SPOCK: Much older. DY-100 class, to be exact. Captain, the last such vessel was built centuries ago, back in the 1990s. KIRK: Then it's a derelict, its signal left on automatic. SPOCK: Or an old Earth ship being used by aliens. Example: That programme, begun in the early 1990s, cost billions of Taiwan dollars, but eventually tamed the river, especially because of the Yuanshanzih flood diversion tunnel (sluiceway), which helps redirect run-off from the upper reaches of the river to the sea on the north-east coast, thus saving the often flooded townships of Rueifang and Hsichih (Sijhih)⁷ when future typhoons and heavy rains hit the area.
Word: oggy oggy oggy Part of Speech: intj 1. A simple chant to rouse a crowd. Labels: UK
Word: conscionable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From conscions, obsolete variant of conscience, + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔn.ʃən.ə.bəl/, /ˈkɔnʃ.nə.bəl/, /ˈkɔn.ʃən.bəl/, /ˈkɑn.ʃən.ə.bəl/, /ˈkɑnʃ.nə.bəl/ 1. In accordance with conscience; defensible; proper.
Word: contrapositive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- English positive English contrapositive From contra- + positive. 1. The inverse of the converse of a given logical implication.
Word: baby oil Part of Speech: noun 1. A mineral oil used primarily to moisten the skin of babies after bathing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Oil-based lubricants like Crisco, Vaseline, and baby oil may make condoms break.
Word: baby grand piano Part of Speech: noun 1. A small grand piano.
Word: game the system Part of Speech: verb 1. To use the rules and procedures meant to protect a system in order to instead manipulate the system for a desired outcome. Example: Near-synonyms: play the system, beat the system, work the system Example: Huge spikes in wholesale electricity prices in South Australia have been a result of energy companies “gaming” the system and exploiting their unusual market power to charge “monopoly rents”, according to an in-depth report by the Melbourne Energy Institute.