nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: breakable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English break Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English breakable From break + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪkəbəl/ 1. Able to break or be broken. Example: The accident was also one of several since Clapham […] that demonstrated the role of breakable windows in the death toll. RSSB research would later confirm and reinforce the need for laminated glass to protect passengers and increase survivability. 2. Fragile. Example: Next Christmas she sent us bisque dolls, very lovely but too breakable to hug; we could not even kiss them but they cracked.
Word: breakable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English break Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English breakable From break + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹeɪkəbəl/ 1. Something that is (easily) breakable. Example: We had to wrap all the breakables before the movers arrived. Example: She was, she wrote, “impatient and absent-minded, prone to drop things intentionally or through clumsiness, even breakables like dishes and love affairs; a woman who is perennially on the move, changing jobs and homes at the drop of a hat and inventing reasons afterward while she is packing; a person who runs away as soon as she gets nervous, long before she smells danger.” 2. A set of customized hardware that is part of a drum kit. Breakables typically consist of: the drummer's cymbals including high-hats, the snare drum, the kick pedal and the drummer's stool. Labels: plural-normally
Word: blowjobs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blowjob Labels: form-of, plural
Word: attagirl Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A variant pronunciation of That's the girl!, a cry of encouragement, especially to children and pet dogs. Pronunciation: /ˈætəˌɡɜː(ɹ)l/ 1. Used to show encouragement or approval to a girl, woman, or female animal. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: Attagirl! That's the way to hit a home run!
Word: attagirl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant pronunciation of That's the girl!, a cry of encouragement, especially to children and pet dogs. Pronunciation: /ˈætəˌɡɜː(ɹ)l/ 1. A cry of encouragement; an accolade.
Word: capa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish capa. Doublet of cape and cappa. 1. A Spanish cloak. Labels: countable 2. Fine Cuban tobacco for the outsides of cigars. Labels: uncountable
Word: CEDA Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Cross Examination Debate Association. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: fesse Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fess (“horizontal band in heraldry”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It is crossed by a fesse argent (silver band) for the roads, and two pairs of narrow barrulets argent for the railways. On the fesse are two bars wavy azure for waterways.
Word: nombril Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French nombril. Pronunciation: /ˈnɒmbɹɪl/, /ˈnɑmbɹəl/ 1. A point halfway between the fess point (centre of the shield) and the middle base (bottom) point of an escutcheon.
Word: Aizu Part of Speech: name 1. A region in western Fukushima Prefecture. Primary city is Aizu Wakamatsu (会津若松).
Word: poitrine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French poitrine or a Middle or Old French predecessor. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɪ.tɹin/, /ˌpwɑˈtɹin/ 1. The breastplate of a knight's armour. Labels: historical 2. Synonym of poitrel (“chest-armor for a horse”). Example: The horse-armour of the harnesses (A37-38), on the contrary, seems to have been made for the Emperor Maxmilian, […] The ear-coverings of the one are shaped like rams ' horns, and the poitrine, or breast-plate, is embossed with grotesque faces. Example: IMPORTANT Suit of TURKISH HORSE ARMOR XV Century Composed of : chanfron, neck defences, poitrine, croupiere and side pieces of rectangular plates of steel joined by riveted links of mail; saddle, bridle, and stirrups. 3. Chest, bosom, especially of a woman. Example: 2018, Jerome Bixby, Devilish Tales: A collection of droll, teasing and very wicked fantasies, Digital Parchment Press Full red lips and a patrician nose, and a delicately formed but ample poitrine that curled Pierre's hands into iron hooks beneath the counter. "Forgive me, kind sir," she said, in a voice like music in a bedroom, […] Example: Her bodices fully covered her ample poitrine right up to her nonexistent neck.
Word: false friends Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of false friend Labels: form-of, plural
Word: authorship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English author Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English authorship From author + -ship. 1. The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The source; the origin; the origination. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We are unaware of the authorship of this book.
Word: Albigensian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Albigenses Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Albigensian From Albigenses + -ian. 1. Of or pertaining to the Albigenses. 2. of or relating to the heresy of Catharism, which first took hold in Albi, France
Word: Albigensian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Albigenses Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Albigensian From Albigenses + -ian. 1. A member of the Albigenses 2. An inhabitant of Albi 3. an adherent to Catharism, which first took hold in Albi, France
Word: Albigenses Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin, from French Albi. 1. The inhabitants of Albi, a city in southern France. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. A sect of reformers opposed to the Roman Catholic Church in the 12th century AD, considered heretics who were subject to the Albigensian Crusade; a branch of the Catharists, distinct from the Waldenses. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: Albi Part of Speech: name 1. A town and commune, the prefecture of Tarn department, Occitania, in southern France.
Word: bumptiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bumptious 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 bumptiousness From bumptious + -ness. 1. The state of being bumptious; conceitedness. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Gerald's special mixture of laziness and ambition seemed to crystallize under the camera into brutal bumptiousness.
Word: bumptiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English bumptious Middle English -ly English -ly English bumptiously From bumptious + -ly. 1. In a bumptious manner. Example: He bumptiously introduced himself and subsequently inferred himself as the topic of conversation.
Word: conceitedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English conceited 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 conceitedness From conceited + -ness. 1. The state of being conceited; conceit; vanity. Labels: uncountable
Word: conceitedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English conceited Middle English -ly English -ly English conceitedly From conceited + -ly. 1. in a conceited or egotistical manner 2. fanciful; whimsically
Word: Monte Carlo fallacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an incident which took place at the Casino de Monte-Carlo. 1. The fallacy, most often believed by gamblers, that a past random event influences the outcome of a future random event, that is, that a run of even numbers at roulette means that there is a greater chance of an odd number next time.
Word: Monte Carlo method Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Monte Carlo casino. 1. Any of a class of techniques for estimating the solution of a numerical mathematical problem by means of a random artificial sampling experiment that simulates the problem.
Word: defiantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English defiant Middle English -ly English -ly English defiantly From defiant + -ly. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfaɪ(j)əntli/ 1. In a defiant manner.
Word: defiantly Part of Speech: adv 1. Misspelling of definitely. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: vendace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Scots vendace, from Middle Scots *vendois, *vendis, from Middle French vendoise, vandoise (“dace”), from Old French vendoise, vandoise, from Late Latin *vindēsia, *vindisia, from Gaulish *windēsyā, from Proto-Celtic *windos (“white”). Compare modern French vandoise (“dace”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɛndɪs/, /ˈvɛndeɪs/ 1. Either of two types of whitefish, Coregonus albula and Coregonus vandesius.
Word: barramundi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely from a Pama-Nyungan language. Said to be from a language spoken in the Rockhampton area in Queensland, but this cannot be confirmed. Pronunciation: /ˌbæɹəˈmʌndi/ 1. A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes, widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific; a popular food fish. 2. Either of two fish, Scleropages leichardti and S. jardinii, of the family Osteoglossidae. Labels: Australia 3. The fish Neoceratodus forsteri of the family Neoceratodontidae; the Australian lungfish. Labels: Australia, obsolete
Word: bichir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the species epithet of Polypterus bichir taken over in 1802/1803, the years of its collection and description, after Arabic بَشِير (bašīr). Pronunciation: /bɪˈʃiːɹ/, /biˈʃiːɹ/, /ˈbiːʃɚ/, /ˈbɪʃɚ/, /ˈbɪtʃɚ/ 1. Any ray-finned fish of the genus Polypterus in the family Polypteridae, having elongated bodies covered in thick, bone-like, ganoid scales.
Word: caring Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From care + -ing. The adjective follows from the verb. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛə.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈkɛɹ.ɪŋ/ 1. Kind, sensitive, or empathetic. Example: She's a very caring person; she always has a kind word for everyone.
Word: caring Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From care + -ing. The adjective follows from the verb. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛə.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈkɛɹ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of care Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: caring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From care + -ing. The adjective follows from the verb. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛə.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈkɛɹ.ɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who cares. Example: As I showed, although some rhetoricians, such as Mesmer and Erb, claimed that their interventions were medical treatments, others, such as Freud and Jung, claimed that their interventions were both medical curings and spiritual carings.
Word: relationships Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of relationship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: survived Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of survive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: alter ego Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin alter ego (literally “other me”). Pronunciation: /ˈɔːl.təɹ iːɡəʊ/, /ˈɔl.tɚ iɡoʊ/ 1. An individual's alternate personality or persona; another self. Example: Clark Kent's coworkers finally discovered his alter ego, Superman. Example: […] a belief in the possibility of a man possessing an alter ego in the form of some animal such as a crocodile or a hippopotamus. It is believed that such a person's life is bound up with that of the animal to such an extent that, whatever affects the one produces a corresponding impression upon the other, and that if one dies the other must speedily do so too. 2. A very close and intimate friend. Example: GWM, 5'10", 175, 40, non-smoker, MCC-er. Good build. Int. in classical music, books, travel. Seeks alter ego with own peace for honest relationship. 3. A corporation used by a person to conduct personal business in an attempt to shield himself or herself from personal liability, and which a court may penetrate by "piercing the corporate veil" to impose liability on the person when they commit fraud or injustice.
Word: skiving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of skive Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: skiving Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece made in skiving (paring or splitting) leather, especially the part from the inner, or flesh, side. 2. A type of machining that skives metal, with various applications including gear cutting.
Word: garage rock Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple, relatively raw form of rock and roll from the mid-1960s. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: squinting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈskwɪntɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of squint Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: squinting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈskwɪntɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who squints. Example: I have known some happy spirits, who could sit for hours, when no other amusement presented, and talk of the winkings and squintings, they had lately been so eagle-eyed, as to detect between some innocent couple […]
Word: scavengers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scavenger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cœlacanth Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of coelacanth. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: zoonoses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌzəʊəˈnəʊ.siːz/, /ˌzoʊəˈnoʊ.siz/ 1. plural of zoonosis Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of zoonose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stopcock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stop + cock. Pronunciation: /ˈstɑpkɑk/, /ˈstɒpkɒk/ 1. A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe. 2. A main shutoff for water to a home from a municipal supply. Usually these valves exist in pairs, one outside the property boundary and one inside the property boundary. Labels: UK Example: If you have a burst pipe, turn the water off at the stopcock.
Word: stopcock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From stop + cock. Pronunciation: /ˈstɑpkɑk/, /ˈstɒpkɒk/ 1. To control the gas pressure in (an oil well) by keeping the well closed in and the gas confined except during set intervals when the oil is flowed or pumped. Labels: transitive
Word: zoonosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zoo- + (itself from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”)) + Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “disease”) (compare also nosology); the surface analysis is almost, although not quite, zoo- + -osis; compare also anthroponosis. Pronunciation: /zəʊˈɒn.ə.sɪs/, /zoʊˈɒn.ə.sɪs/, /ˌzoʊ.əˈnoʊ.sɪs/ 1. An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans. Example: In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.” His quest leads him around the world to study a variety of suspect zoonoses—animal-hosted pathogens that infect humans.
Word: shoving Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English schovynge; equivalent to shove + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of shove Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shoving Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English schovynge; equivalent to shove + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who shoves. Example: We were soon separated by the pushings and shovings of the crowd.
Word: seraphs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of seraph Labels: form-of, plural
Word: preparer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prepare Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English preparer From prepare + -er. 1. One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready.
Word: installment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A 1732 alteration of estallment, from Anglo-Norman estaler (“fix payments”), from Old French estal (“fixed position”), from Old High German stal (“stall", "standing place”) The sense of "part of a whole produced in advance of the rest" is from 1823. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/, /ɪnˈstoːl.mənt/, /ɪnˈstɔl.mənt/, /ɪnˈstɑl.mənt/ 1. One of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval. Labels: US Example: Not to give rise to suspicion, I drank when they were looking, and when able to do it unperceived, I quietly deposited the contents, by installments, under the table. Example: Granted, this was but the first installment in the long process of “hatching” and mastering a dragon egg, but it was a good start. 2. Any of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equal in amount (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), and payment of which takes place at regular intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual. Labels: US 3. A part of a published or broadcast serial. Labels: US Example: With The Two Towers, the new installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, about to storm the box office, we are seeing what might be called the enchanting of America. Example: It is a serial story which we are all reading, and which grows in vital interest with each successive installment.
Word: installment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From install + -ment, install from Old French installer, from Medieval Latin installare, from Medieval Latin in- and Medieval Latin stallum, stall from a Germanic source (compare Old High German stal). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/, /ɪnˈstoːl.mənt/, /ɪnˈstɔl.mənt/, /ɪnˈstɑl.mənt/ 1. The act of installing; installation. Labels: US Example: Take oaths from all kings and magistrates at their installment, to do impartial justice by law. Example: In the twenty-two years Faellon had been Chief Servant, he had officiated at many royal ceremonies, including the burial of Joakal's father and mother, and Joakal's own installment as King nine years ago. 2. The seat in which one is placed. Labels: US, obsolete Example: Each faire Instalment, Coate, and seu’rall Crest, With loyall Blazon, euermore be blest.
Word: issues Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪsjuːz/, /ˈɪʃ(j)uːz/, /ˈɪʃ(j)uz/ 1. plural of issue Labels: form-of, plural
Word: issues Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɪsjuːz/, /ˈɪʃ(j)uːz/, /ˈɪʃ(j)uz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of issue Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: meanness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mean 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 meanness From mean + -ness. 1. The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions) Labels: uncountable Example: This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship. 2. A mean act. Labels: countable Example: There are enough meannesses in everyone — ourselves included — to make for us a contemptible world, if we select the meannesses and let our minds dwell upon them.
Word: Millerchip Part of Speech: name 1. An English and Scottish surname from Middle English derived from the name Miller.
Word: whiny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English whine Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English whiny From whine + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪni/ 1. Whining; tending to whine or complain. Example: She is very whiny; she keeps complaining about trivial things. Example: Mrs. Strakosh is played with a whinier accent than Mrs. Brice. 2. Having a nasally or high-pitched voice.
Word: Tobias Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from Ancient Greek Τωβίας (Tōbías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”). Pronunciation: /təˈbaɪəs/ 1. The main character in the Book of Tobit, regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants (Biblical character). Example: Then said he to Tobias, Prepare thyself for the journey, and God send you a good journey. And when his son had prepared all things far the journey, his father said, Go thou with this man, and God, which dwelleth in heaven, prosper your journey, and the angel of God keep you company. So they went forth both, and the young man's dog with them. 2. A male given name from Hebrew. 3. A surname
Word: Dallon Part of Speech: name 1. A rare English surname, said to mean "from the dale."
Word: whining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of whine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: whining Part of Speech: noun 1. gerund of whine Labels: form-of, gerund Example: Stop your whining! Example: the whinings of a lonesome dog
Word: neighborly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English neighbor Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English neighborly From neighbor + -ly. 1. US standard spelling of neighbourly. Labels: US, alt-of, standard Example: He's very neighborly: he always collects my mail when I'm away on vacation.
Word: chelation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English chelate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English chelation From chelate + -ion. Pronunciation: /kiːˈleɪʃən/, /kɪˈleɪʃən/ 1. The formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rockers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rocker Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rockily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English rocky Middle English -ly English -ly English rockily From rocky + -ly. 1. In an uneven way; in a rocking manner. Example: https://web.archive.org/web/20060508091041/http://www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/articles/earprob.htm We arrive there five minutes later and I sit up very rockily. I have to get off this boat, I am getting sick. Example: https://web.archive.org/web/20050217043222/http://www.talkcinema.com/reviews/cannes9907.html French actress Sophie Marceau entered rockily on heels 2. In a manner suggestive of a rock or rocks. Example: Ten minutes before serving whisk up the whites of eggs with a little sugar and pile rockily on top. Example: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~doc/mountainbiking/roundsmartsmountain/ After the trail reaches the height of land, it descends sometimes steeply and often rockily. 3. Unsteadily; inconsistently or resulting in volatility. Example: https://web.archive.org/web/20051221172204/http://www.trumanlibrary.org/hoover/mccoy1.htm They would gain much in common only slowly, and I should add rockily, for the early stages of their acquaintance was based substantially on mutual self-interest. Example: Having murdered her lecherous grandfather as he attempts an anal assault, Ludmila finds herself catapulted into a rockily conceived exercise in damage-control 4. In a manner suggestive of rock music. Example: https://web.archive.org/web/20060504130636/http://www.albemarle-london.com/notredame.html The music of Richard Cocciante, the book and lyrics of Luc Plamondon, with the lyrics translated by Will Jennings, are consistently and rockily entertaining Example: https://web.archive.org/web/20060429210002/http://www.atticlights.co.uk/about.html Top of the three here is “Ton Of Love”, a back beaten Tom Petty-ish album tracker with Beach Boy backing vox, slick and, get this, rockily abrasive.
Word: morphine alkaloid Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of about twenty closely related compounds obtained from the dried latex that exudes from the seed capsule of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum.
Word: whorish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English whore Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English whorish From whore + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈhɔɹɪʃ/ 1. Resembling or befitting a whore. Labels: vulgar Example: Some pop singers try to compensate for lack of talent with whorish outfits and gyrations. Example: You, like a lecher, out of whorish loins / Are pleased to breed out your inheritors:
Word: opium alkaloid Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of morphine alkaloid.
Word: Kimberly Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant spelling of Kimberley. Pronunciation: [ˈkʰɪmbɚli] 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1960s and the 1970s. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The palm trees fall into the sea / It doesn't matter much to me / As long as you're safe, Kimberly Example: What was her name? Kimberly. ( - - - ) Jesus, everybody was named Kimberly, four in her class. Three guys named Sean. Kimberly with her soap opera name tried to fix herself, punched all those holes in her ears trying to look pretty, trying to decorate herself. 3. Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. Any of several places in the US named for persons with the surname: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wantonly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English wantounly, wantounliche, equivalent to wanton + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈwɒntənli/ 1. in a wanton manner. Example: Undoubtedly Madam—and it has always been a sentiment of mine—that to propagate a malicious Truth wantonly—is more despicable than to falsify from Revenge […] Example: I believe that I have no enemy on earth, and none surely would have been so wicked as to destroy me wantonly.
Word: out of the frying pan, into the fire Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Transitioning from an unfavorable situation to an even more adverse one; finding oneself in a more difficult or detrimental position as a result of attempting to escape an already problematic circumstance. Labels: idiomatic
Word: barrel child Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the barrels or containers of items supposedly sent by the parents. 1. A child who is abandoned or left behind by their parents who are seeking a better life abroad.
Word: barrel children Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of barrel child Labels: form-of, plural
Word: policy wonk Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who studies or develops strategies and policies, especially one who has a keen interest in and aptitude for technical details. Example: Mondale's passionate attachment to the issue reflects his thralldom to the policy wonks and wise men of the Washington establishment. Example: Kirk O'Donnell, 42, who recently joined the campaign staff, is a unique combination of Boston pol and "policy wonk" who is best known in Washington as Tip O'Neill's former right-hand man, the guy who sold the speaker's program to the congressional troops.
Word: organogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English organo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English organogenesis From organo- + -genesis. 1. the formation and development of the organs of an organism from embryonic cells Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: skadaddle Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of skedaddle. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: jamboree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown 19th-century American slang. Chosen by Baden-Powell in 1919 for use in the Scout Movement. Pronunciation: /ˌdʒæm.bəˈɹiː/ 1. A boisterous or lavish celebration or party. Example: George reeling quietly through the heavy revolving doors into this elderly place. To tip toe across the fat carpet and whisper boo at the reception desk. "Can I help you sir." Smith looking out at the eyes. Holding the counter with uncertain hands. Mouth opening and closing. Eyes fixed on all the hanging keys. To open doors. Shirl seems to stand somewhere behind this desk. With her unlit heart. However cold you get, remember me. Gripped in solitude. There can't be a jamboree all the time. 2. A frolic or spree. Labels: dated, slang Example: [']Chuck us down that net on top of the lockers, Stalky.' / 'That's all right. It's a collapsible jamboree, too. Beastly luxurious dogs these fags are. Built like a fishin'-rod.['] Example: 1899m W. A. Fraser, "Raja Singh and Other Elephants" in McClure's Magazinehttps://www.google.com/books/edition/McClure_s_Magazine/8C9NAQAAMAAJ?hl=es&gbpv=1&dq=%22A+Calcutta-made+pony+cart+had+been+standing%22&pg=PA42&printsec=frontcover A Calcutta-made pony cart had been standing in front of the manager's bungalow when Raja Singh started on his jamboree. 3. A large rally of Scouts or Guides. Example: The campfires provide enough plain old regular visible light to show this sorry affair for what it is: a bunch of demented Boy Scouts, a jamboree without merit badges or hygiene. Example: According to recent revelations, much of the jamboree’s 117.1bn won (£700,000) budget was spent on the operation of the organising committee, which seems to have included many lavish trips abroad, sometimes to countries such as Switzerland and Italy that have never hosted jamborees. 4. In euchre: an undefeatable hand containing the five highest cards.
Word: jamboree Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown 19th-century American slang. Chosen by Baden-Powell in 1919 for use in the Scout Movement. Pronunciation: /ˌdʒæm.bəˈɹiː/ 1. To take part in a jamboree.
Word: arachnids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of arachnid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: algorithms Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæl.ɡə.ɹɪðəmz/, /ˈæl.ɡəɹ.ɹɪ.ðəmz/, /ˈæl.ɡə.ɹɪðmz/, /ˈæl.ɡəɹ.ɹɪðmz/ 1. plural of algorithm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cache-sexe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cache-sexe, from cacher (“to hide”) + sexe (“genital organ(s)”). Pronunciation: /ˈkaʃˌsɛks/ 1. An article of clothing sufficient to cover the genitalia, primarily as used by an exotic dancer or in certain aboriginal cultures. Example: […] everyone, man or woman, must put on a little triangle of cloth, a cache-sexe, a G-string, before going inside the village. Example: The mother of such a baby rises before dawn and removes her cache-sexe (a small piece of cloth that every woman wears as an undergarment).
Word: yeomen Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈjəʊmən/, /ˈjəʊmɛn/ 1. plural of yeoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English wofully, equivalent to woeful + -ly. 1. In a woeful manner Example: to cry woefully 2. To an unfortunately great extent. Example: woefully inadequate Example: woefully incapable
Word: ADAR Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from the initial letters of adenosine deaminase acting on RNA. 1. The enzyme adenosine deaminase that affects RNA, important in editing nuclear double stranded RNAs (from A to I) in higher eukaryotes, that work by acting to convert adenosines to insosines via hydrolytic deamination. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: donum Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of dunam. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: domina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin domina (“mistress”). Doublet of dame and donna. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒmɪnə/ 1. The head of a nunnery. Example: Each of the nuns was heard in her turn, while the others waited with the domina in the adjoining vestry. 2. A dominatrix. Example: >Couple of articles about professional dommes, […] It's written "domina". Period. Even in English. If you can't stand Latin endings, I'll grudgingly concede the androgynous abbreviation "dom". But a pseudo-French bastard "domme" really has no right to live, not even on a terminal screen. Example: A specific of the fem-dom, sub-male scene is that it is the segment with the highest presence of professional activity -- professional dominae abound. 3. An ancient Roman lady. Example: A precious article is the paint with which the Roman domina was beautified; it was well worthy of the case of ivory and rock-crystal in which it was preserved. Example: “Can you translate this invitation? I hate to display my ignorance around your Latin students,” Mrs. Dooley, who was attired in a royal purple gown as a Roman domina, graciously complied, so if you’ve been worrying over the translation to the first paragraph, here ’tis.
Word: ADARs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ADAR Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /təʊz/, /toʊz/ 1. plural of toe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /təʊz/, /toʊz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of toe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cherries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cherry Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of cherrie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cherries Part of Speech: noun 1. A rail-gap indicator. Labels: UK
Word: cherries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cherry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gradus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gradus ad Parnassum (Latin, literally, a step to Parnassus), a 17th-century prosody dictionary long used in British schools. Doublet of grade. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪdəs/ 1. A handbook used as an aid in a difficult art or practice, specifically, a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosody used as a guide in writing of poetry in Greek or Latin.
Word: ott Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of OTT. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ott Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of otter. 1. An otter. Labels: Internet
Word: sundered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sunder Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Sten gun Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An acronym, derived from the initials of the surnames of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and Enfield, the location of the Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF) in London. 1. A family of British 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and numerous other conflicts.
Word: suspension bridge Part of Speech: noun 1. A bridge whose deck or roadway is suspended from wire ropes (cables) or (for some pedestrian bridges) fibrous rope.
Word: medius Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin from Latin medius (“middle”). See medium. Doublet of minge and middle. Pronunciation: /ˈmiːdi.əs/ 1. The middle finger. Labels: dated Example: An analysis of the determined cases shows that the index was the digit most frequently amputated, next the medius, next the ring finger, next the thumb, and lastly the little finger Example: There is an interesting abnormality in finger length, the medius being especially long[…]
Word: milium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Italic *meljom Latin miliumlbor. English milium Learned borrowing from Latin milium. Compare Middle English mile. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪl.iː.əm/, /ˈmɪl.i.əm/, /ˈmɪl.i.ʌm/, /ˈməl.iː.əm/, /ˈmɪl.iː.um/ 1. A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.
Word: muller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mull (“to heat and spice, etc.”, verb) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈmʌlə/, /ˈmʌləɹ/ 1. One who, or that which, mulls. 2. One who, or that which, mulls.
Word: muller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mull (“to mix (clay and sand) under a roller to prepare a mould”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns). Mull is possibly derived from mull (“(chiefly Northern England) to grind to powder, crumble, powder, pulverize”), from Middle English mollen, mullen (“to moisten (something); to soften (something) by making wet; to become liquid; to drizzle; to crumble or soften (something) by grinding; to fondle or pet (something)”), from Old French moillier, muillier (“to make wet”) (modern French mouiller), and from its etymon Vulgar Latin *molliāre, *mulliāre (“to make wet”), from Latin molliāre, the present active infinitive of molliō (“to soften”), from Latin mollis (“soft”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to melt; to soften”) or *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”)) + -iō (suffix forming factitive verbs from adjectives). Pronunciation: /ˈmʌlə/, /ˈmʌləɹ/ 1. A machine that mixes clay and sand under a roller for use in preparing a mould for metal casting. Example: The muller can easily plow through any sand mixture that I put in it and has plenty of power left over.
Word: muller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from Late Middle English molour, moler; further origin uncertain, possibly: * from mull (“(Northern England) something reduced to fine particles”, noun) or mull (“(chiefly Northern England) to grind to powder, crumble, powder, pulverize”, verb) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns) (see etymology 2); or * from an unattested Anglo-Norman or Middle French noun, from Old French moldre, moudre (“to grind”) (modern French moudre), from Latin molere, the present active infinitive of molō (“to grind, to mill”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”); or * a variant of mullet (“(obsolete) stone for grinding”) + -er; mullet is derived from French molette (“pestle”). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌlə/, /ˈmʌləɹ/ 1. A stone with a flat grinding surface, which is held in the hand and rubbed on a slab to grind paint pigments, medicinal powders, etc. Example: The muller provides, in addition, a useful means of comparing the important property of the rate of strength development of pigments. 2. A device used for crushing or grinding. Labels: broadly
Word: muller Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is derived from Late Middle English molour, moler; further origin uncertain, possibly: * from mull (“(Northern England) something reduced to fine particles”, noun) or mull (“(chiefly Northern England) to grind to powder, crumble, powder, pulverize”, verb) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns) (see etymology 2); or * from an unattested Anglo-Norman or Middle French noun, from Old French moldre, moudre (“to grind”) (modern French moudre), from Latin molere, the present active infinitive of molō (“to grind, to mill”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”); or * a variant of mullet (“(obsolete) stone for grinding”) + -er; mullet is derived from French molette (“pestle”). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌlə/, /ˈmʌləɹ/ 1. To grind up (something) into, or as if into, powder. Labels: colloquial, obsolete, rare, transitive Example: The mixing is conducted in a water-bath, and during this process, and as long as the phosphorus is being ground or ‘mullered,’ copious fumes are evolved.
Word: muller Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from Angloromani mul-, the preterite stem of mer- (“to die”) (compare mullered, mullo (“dead”, adjective); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die; to disappear”)) + English -er (suffix forming frequentative verbs). Pronunciation: /ˈmʊlə/, /ˈmʌl-/, /ˈmʊləɹ/ 1. To destroy (something); to ruin, to wreck. Labels: UK, slang, transitive 2. To beat or thrash (someone). Labels: UK, slang, transitive Example: We walked down to the golf club to get a beer; they readily agreed as we went, it had been a dreadful game. Macca [Steve McMahon] asked Gazza [Paul Gascoigne], had he heard? – they were getting ‘mullered’ back home. […] Gazza said he wasn’t surprised, it was fair enough – and Macca said the same. He said he didn’t mind getting trashed, when they’d played a lousy game – what he hated was getting trashed for two weeks solid beforehand, when the Cup hadn’t even started. Example: You needn't make so much fuss. Nobody's going to bother about you. It's me that's going to get mullered. 3. To utterly defeat or outplay (a sportsperson, a team, etc.); to destroy, to thrash, to trounce. Labels: UK, often, slang, transitive
Word: muller Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from German Müller, the surname of Franz Müller (1840–1864), a German tailor who was convicted and hanged for the robbery and murder of Thomas Briggs, a British banker, on a train. Müller was found in possession of, among other things, Briggs’ top hat, which he had altered by reducing the height of the crown by half and resewing it to the brim. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌlə/, /ˈmʊ-/, /ˈmʌləɹ/, /ˈm(j)ʊ-/ 1. To cut down or reduce the height of (a top hat). Labels: UK, obsolete, slang, transitive
Word: histoplasmosis Part of Speech: noun 1. A lung disease caused by a fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, often asymptomatic otherwise with symptoms similar to those of flu. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: napus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of napu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pensum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pensum. Doublet of peso. 1. A task or imposition set as a school punishment. Labels: dated Example: You invent nothing, you think you are inventing, you think you are escaping, and all you do is stammer out your lesson, the remnants of a pensum one day got by heart and long forgotten, life without tears, as it wept.
Word: pullus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pullus. 1. A chick; a young bird in the downy stage.
Word: talpa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English talpa, from Latin talpa (“mole”). Doublet of taupe. Pronunciation: /ˈtælpə/ 1. An encysted tumour on the head; a wen. Labels: obsolete
Word: Bath chair Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named from Bath, the home of its inventor, James Heath. Pronunciation: /bɑːθ t͡ʃɛə/ 1. An early form of wheelchair with three wheels, used to transport ladies or invalids, common in Victorian England. Labels: historical Example: He was an invalid, keeping his bed half the time, and the other half hobbling round the house with a stick or being pushed about the grounds by the gardener in a Bath chair.
Word: clingfish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cling + fish. 1. A small marine fish of the family Gobiesocidae which has a sucking disc on its underside that it uses to cling to rocks and seaweed.
Word: crepe de Chine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of crêpe de Chine. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: crêpe de Chine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French crêpe de Chine. 1. A fine, thin fabric, usually of silk, that is used to make dresses or blouses. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: crepe de chine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of crêpe de Chine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: crêpe de chine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of crêpe de Chine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: OSDL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Open Source Development Labs. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: clangour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin clangō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin clangorbor. English clangour Borrowed from Latin clangor. Pronunciation: /ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ə/, /ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ɚ/ 1. A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din. Labels: Canada, UK, countable, uncountable Example: When every least commander’s will, best soldiers had obey’d, / And both the hosts were rang’d for fight, the Trojans would have fray’d / The Greeks with noises; crying out, in coming rudely on / At all parts, like the cranes that fill with harsh confusion / Of brutish clangour all the air; […] Example: 1920, D. H. Lawrence, Women in Love, Chapter XXIV: Death and Love, And always, as the dark, inchoate eyes turned to him, there passed through Gerald's bowels a burning stroke of revolt, that seemed to resound through his whole being, threatening to break his mind with its clangour, and making him mad.
Word: clangour Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin clangō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin clangorbor. English clangour Borrowed from Latin clangor. Pronunciation: /ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ə/, /ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ɚ/ 1. To make a clanging sound. Labels: Canada, UK Example: It clangoured through the house like a bell in a tomb.
Word: clangor Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ɚ/, /ˈkleɪ̯ŋ(ɡ)ɚ/ 1. Canada, US standard spelling of clangour. Labels: Canada, US, alt-of, countable, standard, uncountable
Word: clangor Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ɚ/, /ˈkleɪ̯ŋ(ɡ)ɚ/ 1. Canada, US standard spelling of clangour. Labels: Canada, US, alt-of, standard
Word: unworried 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 worried English unworried From un- + worried. 1. Free of worries. Example: PSCs [passenger service contracts] will entail GBR [Great British Railways] paying a fee to the operator to run the trains, while fares go to GBR. Taxpayer money can be fed into GBR through grants from the DfT. This will leave operators unworried about the wider state of the economy and its effect on passenger numbers.
Word: pianola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian pianobor. English piano English -ola English pianola From piano + -ola. Pronunciation: /pi.əˈnəʊlə/ 1. A mechanical piano which uses a roll of perforated paper to operate its keys, instead of being played by a pianist. 2. A hand that is easy to play, i.e. one that "plays itself".
Word: paua Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori pāua. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːwə/, /ˈpɐːwɘ/ 1. Any of several large, edible abalones of New Zealand, especially Haliotis iris, whose shell is used to make jewelry. Labels: New-Zealand Example: “Hey, we got paua for tea, Himi!” he calls, and comes to the base of the cliff. 2. The shell of this mollusc. Labels: New-Zealand 3. A fish hook made from this shell. Labels: New-Zealand
Word: collarbone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English colar bane; equivalent to collar + bone. 1. The bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone. Example: The pragmatic journalist’s daughter would, and did, explain these “memories” as the work of an imagination hypersensitized by her father’s recent death, but a detail in one letter will not be dismissed. Robert Frobisher mentions a comet-shaped birthmark between his shoulder blade and collarbone.
Word: kaju Part of Speech: noun 1. cashew nut Labels: India
Word: collar-bone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of collarbone. Labels: alt-of, alternative