nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Expressive; perhaps partly from Scots pish (“piss”). Pronunciation: /pɪʃ/ 1. Of poor quality; very bad. Labels: Scotland, colloquial, vulgar Example: Bein a lesbo is pish. A tell a girl shes bangin nd ye get "comin from u👸🏼" lit nah am no sayin tht tae be yer pal am sayin it tae shag ye x
Word: cuniform Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of cuneiform. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: cuniform Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cuneiform. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cuneiformist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin cuneifōrmisbor. French cunéiformebor. New Latin cuneifōrmisbor. English cuneiform Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English cuneiformist From cuneiform + -ist. 1. A specialist or expert in cuneiform.
Word: infringe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin īnfringō, īnfringere (“to break off, break, bruise, weaken, destroy”), from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/ 1. To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonym: flout Example: The patent situation, too, played a part in this, as often a firm sought to produce something which would achieve a given result, and yet not infringe a patent held by another; or a railway engineer would think of a device of his own that would free him of obligation to some manufacturer. 2. To break in or encroach on something. Labels: intransitive Example: Near-synonym: impinge Example: infringing on my personal freedom 3. To furnish or embellish with a fringe. Labels: dated, transitive
Word: encroach Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English encrochen, from Old French encrochier (“to seize”), from Old French en- + croc (“hook”), of Germanic origin. More at crook. Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/, /ɛŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/ 1. to seize, appropriate Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory. Labels: intransitive Example: [D]rowſie drouping Age, / incroaching on apace, / With penſiue Plough will raze your hue / and Beauties beames deface. Example: Now stands the Brere like a lord alone, / Puffed up with pryde and vaine pleasaunce. / But all this glee had no continuaunce: / For eftsones winter gan to approche; / The blustering Boreas did encroche, / And beate upon the solitarie Brere; / For nowe no succoure was seene him nere. 3. To advance gradually beyond due limits. Labels: intransitive
Word: encroach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English encrochen, from Old French encrochier (“to seize”), from Old French en- + croc (“hook”), of Germanic origin. More at crook. Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/, /ɛŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/ 1. Encroachment. Labels: rare Example: All that we see, all colours of all shade, By encroach of darkness made? Example: Shorey was among the most vociferous opponents of the encroach of scientism and utilitarianism in education and society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Word: inviolable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviolābilis (“untouchable”), from violō (“violate”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvaɪələbl̩/ 1. Not violable; not to be infringed. Example: But come, for thou, be ſure, ſhalt give account / To him who ſent us, whoſe charge is to keep / This place inviolable, and therefore theſe from harm. Example: But honeſt men’s words are Stygian oaths, and promiſes inviolable. 2. Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured. 3. Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.
Word: Berwick-upon-Tweed Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English bere (“barley”) + wīc (“settlement”) + name of river. 1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, and the northernmost town in England (OS grid ref NT9953). 2. A former local government district in Northumberland, England, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Northumberland unitary authority.
Word: MOT Part of Speech: name Etymology: (roadworthiness test, aggregate grades): See Proper noun. Pronunciation: /ɛm.əʊ.tiː/ 1. Initialism of Ministry of Transport (a former name of the Department for Transport) still in use relating to the MOT test it made compulsory in 1961, and three grades of aggregate it specified for road, path and sports court subbase layers. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: MOT Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (roadworthiness test, aggregate grades): See Proper noun. Pronunciation: /ɛm.əʊ.tiː/ 1. An MOT test (an annual test of roadworthiness for most UK motor vehicles over three years old, or four years old in Northern Ireland). Labels: UK, colloquial, countable Example: I can’t drive over this week, the car is in for its MOT. 2. Any regular checkup. Labels: UK, broadly, countable Example: Mr. Baines: We have also said in our response that we believe that an 'MOT' for houses would be a good idea. How and when you apply this— Q120 Mr Olner: Wait a minute! I have got a motorcar and I have to have an MOT after three years, so if you are going to talk about an MOT for housing stock, what are we talking about in years […] Example: 2026 January 19, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Emma Reynolds MP, Government unveils biggest overhaul to water in a generation (press release) https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-unveils-biggest-overhaul-to-water-in-a-generation The new regulator will introduce an 'MOT' approach for water company infrastructure, requiring health checks on pipes, pumps and more. 3. An aggregate which meets one of the three Ministry of Transport standards for use in road, path and sports court subbase layers. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: MOT Type 1 gives the strongest base, MOT Type 3 the best drainage, and MOT Type 2 is intermediate for both 4. Initialism of management of technology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of microwave oven transformer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 6. Initialism of member of the tribe (“a Jew”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: And, of course, she and her family would be welcome in our home too, with bagels, crembos—and even the kind of four course meal we were lucky enough to enjoy with them, our fellow MoTs. Example: This isn’t the first time American Apparel founder Dov Charney, who is Jewish, has gotten himself in hot water with his fellow MOTs. 7. Initialism of magnetooptical trap. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Word: MOT Part of Speech: verb Etymology: (roadworthiness test, aggregate grades): See Proper noun. Pronunciation: /ɛm.əʊ.tiː/ 1. To subject a motor vehicle to an MOT test. Labels: UK, colloquial Example: I've got to get the car MOTed by Friday.
Word: Blackpool Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈblækpuːl/ 1. A town, seaside resort, borough and unitary authority in Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3136). 2. A hamlet in Brixton parish, South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5654). 3. A hamlet in Ilsington parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8174) 4. A hamlet in Martletwy community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0614). 5. A suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland. 6. A settlement on Waiheke Island, Auckland region, New Zealand.
Word: Bournemouth Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Bourne (“name of a local stream”) + mouth. Doublet of Burnmouth. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːnməθ/ 1. A large town, part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England.
Word: Bradford Part of Speech: name Etymology: * Various place names in England, from Old English brād (“broad”) + ford (“ford”). * (shaken martini) Pronunciation: /ˈbɹædfəɹd/, /ˈbɹadfəɹd/, /ˈbɹaʔfəd/, /ˈbɹædfɚd/ 1. A number of places in England: 2. A number of places in England: 3. A number of places in England: 4. A number of places in England: 5. A number of places in England: 6. A number of places in England: 7. An urban area in the town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada. 8. A suburb in the Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. 9. A locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia. 10. A large number of places in the United States: 11. A large number of places in the United States: 12. A large number of places in the United States: 13. A large number of places in the United States: 14. A large number of places in the United States: 15. A large number of places in the United States: 16. A large number of places in the United States: 17. A large number of places in the United States: 18. A large number of places in the United States: 19. A large number of places in the United States: 20. A large number of places in the United States: 21. A large number of places in the United States: 22. A large number of places in the United States: 23. A large number of places in the United States: 24. A large number of places in the United States: 25. A large number of places in the United States: 26. A large number of places in the United States: 27. A large number of places in the United States: 28. A large number of places in the United States: 29. A large number of places in the United States: 30. A large number of places in the United States: 31. A large number of places in the United States: 32. A habitational surname from Old English. 33. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage. Example: "Bradford? I didn't know you called him Bradford." "That's just one more thing you don't know about me. I call him Bradford because it makes me feel like I'm in a soap opera. That's what they name men on soap operas. Bradford and Desmond and Elliott and Royce. - - -
Word: Bradford Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * Various place names in England, from Old English brād (“broad”) + ford (“ford”). * (shaken martini) Pronunciation: /ˈbɹædfəɹd/, /ˈbɹadfəɹd/, /ˈbɹaʔfəd/, /ˈbɹædfɚd/ 1. A shaken martini.
Word: Brighton Part of Speech: name Etymology: (place): Originally a colloquial clipping of Brighthelmstone, from Old English Beorthelmestūn (“Beorthelm's farm”). Became the official name in the early 19th century. : (surname): From Breighton in Yorkshire. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹaɪtən/, [ˈbɹaɪ̯ʔən] 1. A placename: Example: Sarah Harvey, an NHS worker from Brighton, was also told by Vodafone that she had to pay a £5,800 bill run up after she was hit on the head by a cyclist, again in Barcelona this summer. 2. A placename: 3. A placename: 4. A placename: Example: (historical) 5. A placename: 6. A placename: 7. A placename: 8. A placename: 9. A placename: 10. A placename: 11. A placename: 12. A placename: 13. A placename: 14. A placename: 15. A placename: 16. A placename: 17. A placename: 18. A placename: 19. A placename: 20. A placename: 21. A placename: 22. A placename: 23. A placename: 24. A placename: 25. A placename: 26. A placename: 27. A placename: 28. A placename: 29. A placename: 30. A placename: 31. A placename: 32. A placename: 33. A placename: 34. A placename: 35. A placename: 36. A placename: 37. A placename: 38. A surname. 39. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Word: bedraggle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English draggle English bedraggle From be- + draggle. Pronunciation: /bɪˈdɹæɡl̩/ 1. To make (something) wet and limp, especially by dragging it along the ground. Labels: transitive
Word: insensible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English insensible, from Old French insensible, from Late Latin īnsēnsibilis. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɛns.ɪ.bəl/, [ɪnˈsɛn̥sɪbl̩] 1. Unable to be perceived by the senses. Example: Two small and almost insensible pricks were found upon Cleopatra's arm. Example: They fall away, / And languish with insensible decay. 2. Incapable or deprived of physical sensation. Example: “[…] Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound, on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck ; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable jewellery and the secret plans of Port Arthur, had disappeared.[…]” Example: The Leicester Daily Mercury reflected on how these concerns were the result of changing ways of getting around: "It might sound a bit crazy or just a little revolting that at Christmas works parties, some should drink themselves into a near-insensible state... This was not serious when they used public transport, but today more men and women use their own cars." 3. Unable to be understood; unintelligible. 4. Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless. Example: If it make the indictment be insensible or uncertain, […]it shall be quashed. 5. Incapable of mental feeling; indifferent. Example: Lost in their loves, insensible of shame. Example: In spite of her deep-rooted dislike, she could not be insensible to the compliment of such a man's affection[…] 6. Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.
Word: travelled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtɹævl̩d/ 1. Standard spelling of traveled. Labels: UK
Word: travelled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtɹævl̩d/ 1. simple past and past participle of travel Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: unpredictable 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 predict 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 predictable English unpredictable From un- + predictable. 1. Unable to be predicted. Example: It has, therefore, always been a major problem for South African railways to cater adequately for this unpredictable city; three stations have had to be built on the present site during the last fifty years. Example: Sharks are not unpredictable; for the most part, they do exactly what an apex predator is expected to do.
Word: unpredictable Part of Speech: noun 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 predict 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 predictable English unpredictable From un- + predictable. 1. An unpredictable thing. Example: Other unpredictables, like the recent unexpected blizzards and those of 2 years ago, or a hurricane can cost us many thousands of dollars, and have a severe impact on equipment and facilities.
Word: Sunita Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /suːˈniːtə/, /sʊˈniːtə/ 1. A female given name from Sanskrit of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning: reliable one, one of good character, one with good morals, good behaviour, a daughter of Dharma or goddess of divine bliss.
Word: parasang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin parasanga, from Ancient Greek παρασάγγης (parasángēs), from unattested Old Persian *frasanhvah (indigenously attested only in Middle Iranian onwards); compare Middle Persian [script needed] (frasang /⁠plsng⁠/, “frasang (4 Roman miles)”) (whence Persian فرسنگ (farsang)). Doublet of farsang and farsakh. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɹəsaŋ/, /ˈpɛɹəsæŋ/ 1. A historical Iranian unit of itinerant distance used throughout the Western Mediterranean and the Middle East in antiquity, originally the distance travelled in one hour, and generally assumed to be equivalent to about six kilometres. Example: To see so much difference betwixt words and deeds, so many parasangs betwixt tongue and heart […]. Example: We were told that we still had to drive six or sixty parasang.
Word: reemerge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English emerge English reemerge From re- + emerge. Pronunciation: /ɹi.iˈmɝd͡ʒ/, /ɹi.iˈmɚd͡ʒ/ 1. To emerge again; to come into view after having hidden. Labels: intransitive 2. To come out of a situation, object or a liquid after having entered it. Labels: intransitive Example: Soon after it submerged, the submarine reemerged from the ocean.
Word: re-introduce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English introduce English re-introduce From re- + introduce. 1. To introduce again. Labels: transitive
Word: skylight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sky + light. Pronunciation: /ˈskaɪˌlaɪt/ 1. A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light. 2. Diffuse sky radiation—solar radiation reaching the earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or suspensoids in the atmosphere. 3. A hole in the upper part of a lava tube, yielding a view of the lava within. 4. A region of flat, thin ice allowing a submarine to surface.
Word: patches Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpæt͡ʃɪz/ 1. plural of patch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: patches Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpæt͡ʃɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of patch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: whisker pole Part of Speech: noun 1. A removable spar extending from the mast to the jib clew used to control the position and shape of the sail when broad reaching or running.
Word: world-weariness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From world-weary + -ness. 1. The state or characteristic of being world-weary; a feeling of fatigue or exhaustion with the state of the world or with one's life. Labels: uncountable Example: Call me blasé—I do not mind, if by blasé is meant the world-weariness, intellectual, artistic, sensational, which can come to a young man of thirty. For I was thirty, and I was weary of all these things—weary and in doubt.
Word: farklempt Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of verklempt. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Aunt Tilly had told her of our tradition, and it made me split between farklempt, and being overwhelmed with delight. Example: Oh like you, I got all farklempt when I watched her [Michelle Obama] in that dazzling one-shouldered gown dancing cheek-to-cheek with President [Barack] Obama.
Word: slapdash Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless". Pronunciation: /ˈslæpdæʃ/ 1. Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless. Example: They had seen Poland, and that was the sort of slovenly, slapdash place they were used to, but once across the German frontier they found everything—crops, roads, buildings—uncannily different. Example: When you're in the front entrance, get a feel for what's going on. Tours are never timed to coincide with breaks but if there are any children milling about, see what they're up to. If they're on a dutiful errand, for example delivering registers, the school probably encourages a responsible attitude. If they're play-fighting in the corridor without consequence, it tells a less impressive story and could mean a slapdash approach to discipline.
Word: slapdash Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless". Pronunciation: /ˈslæpdæʃ/ 1. In a hasty or careless manner. 2. Directly, right there; slap-bang. Example: Van Eyck signed his portrait of the Arnolfinis slapdash in the center of the painting. 3. With a slap; all at once; slap. Example: And yet, slap dash, is all again In every sinew, nerve, and vein; Runs here and there, like Hamlet's ghost
Word: slapdash Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From slap + dash. First attested in the late 17th century, meaning "careless". Pronunciation: /ˈslæpdæʃ/ 1. To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast. Labels: colloquial Example: to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall Example: to slapdash a wall
Word: thingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tenk-? Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm Proto-Germanic *þingą Proto-West Germanic *þing Old English þing Middle English thing English thing 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 thingness From thing + -ness. 1. The quality of a material thing; objectivity; actuality; reality. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 1994, Shadia B Drury, Alexandre Kojève http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0312120923&id=zQRKXLwDPc4C&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&sig=zR0NpFT9gF4Mo_VTIPTm1274piI To live as a thing, to live for another and as the other expects, is to live unauthentically or in bad faith. To be true to oneself, one must reduce others to thingness and resist being so reduced. Example: Whether we dwell in the thingness of fixity or the thingness of wujūd, we are “at” the wujūd of the Real.
Word: lunchtime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lunch + time. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌnt͡ʃtaɪm/ 1. The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A break in work or school to eat lunch. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It's almost lunchtime, so I think I'll finish up later this afternoon.
Word: battler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English batailloure, from Old French batailleor; equivalent to battle + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈbæt.lə(ɹ)/ 1. One who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general. 2. An itinerant worker or unemployed person. Labels: Australia, dated Example: 1900, Henry Lawson, The Shanty-Keeper′s Wife, Over the Sliprails, Gutenberg eBook # 1313, “But look here!” interrupted the Pilgrim, desperately, “we can′t afford to wait! We′re only ‘battlers’, me and my mate, pickin′ up crumbs by the wayside. We′ve got to catch the——” 3. One who works hard in the face of adversity. Example: Dave Rust and Scotty Salmon failed at their Mount Elizabeth venture and are now again at the old love, Karunjie. Good luck to such battlers. Example: In an earlier era Australia was a nation of battlers, of working people who were hardened by the rigours of economic depression and war, and, if not proud of their penury, certainly not ashamed of it. The Aussie battler became an icon of Australian political folklore, and the image persists into the present even though, as a result of sustained economic growth for the last five decades, the number of people who truly struggle has shrunk to a small proportion of the population. For every genuine battler there are three or four who imagine they fit the description. That is why our political leaders keep alive and exploit the myth of the Aussie battler.
Word: battler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See batteler. Pronunciation: /ˈbæt.lə(ɹ)/ 1. Alternative form of batteler. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: have an eye for Part of Speech: verb 1. To notice, discern, or appreciate easily. Labels: idiomatic Example: He has an eye for fine porcelain dishes and figurines.
Word: with an eye towards Part of Speech: prep 1. With an intention, goal, or consideration to. Labels: idiomatic Example: He began saving all the money he could, with an eye towards someday buying a house.
Word: half-hearted Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of halfhearted. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: veggies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of veggie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: city slicker Part of Speech: noun 1. One accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country. Labels: colloquial Example: Look at the city slicker pulling up in his fancy German car. Example: See, I'm a city slicker, I, I ain't no townie / Right now, I wish I had another hash brownie
Word: get one's foot in the door Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from a practice attributed to door-to-door salesmen of placing a foot in the opening of a prospective customer's door, thereby preventing the person from closing the door until the conclusion of the sales pitch. 1. To initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job. Labels: idiomatic Example: And the legislature had better study Texas, before it commits this state to parimutuel betting, thus letting the professional gambler get his foot in the door. Example: Guinier recognizes the need for minorities to get their feet in the door, but argues that "insiders" must be authentic representatives in order for minorities to achive real political power.
Word: mug shot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mug (“face”) + shot (“snapshot”). First use appears c. 1899. 1. A photograph of a person's face, especially one taken by the police during an arrest. Example: All Summer Johnny was Prince of the penny arcade, arms around me on the tilt-a-whirl, mug-shot grins in the quarter photo booth, twanging his guitar for street kids on the hill who scored baggies of hashish and Panama Red. Example: The buddy list has a bunch of visual status clues. Your buddy may have included a mug shot, perhaps through Photo Booth.
Word: sharks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shark Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sharks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shark Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cover up Part of Speech: verb 1. To conceal or disguise. Labels: idiomatic Example: The politician tried to cover up his involvement in the scandal. Example: Even when [the mechanics] didn't know how to fix everything, they never cheated anybody or covered up. So over the years they kept learning new makes and new techniques, and now can repair about anything. 2. To clothe; to conceal one's private parts. Labels: idiomatic Example: Cover up, slut! 3. To put covers over oneself in bed. Labels: idiomatic Example: Please cover up and go to sleep now.
Word: anchor's aweigh Part of Speech: intj 1. Response to order to weigh anchor when the anchor has been tripped and is no longer attached to the bottom. Example: [1928] 1988, Frederick Pease Harlow, The Making of a Sailor http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0486256138&id=maCNIgbmJMgC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&sig=9Fd6uA0SsfwXRKuI4mZqnZokyAU Then the mate called again to the captain, “Anchor’s aweigh, sir!” while the men kept on heaving. Example: Amory’s voice came again from the fo’c’sle. ‘Anchor’s aweigh, sir.’
Word: give notice Part of Speech: verb 1. To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving. Labels: idiomatic Example: He gave notice yesterday that he'll leave in two weeks. Example: Did you hear that Jack gave notice today? 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, notice. Example: Having got its Act, the M.B.M. & M.J.R. apparently had misgivings about the route, in view of the very heavy engineering works that would be necessary, and on November 9, 1846, the company gave notice of a further bill for a deviated line, which was passed into law on July 22, 1847.
Word: size up Part of Speech: verb 1. To evaluate; to estimate or anticipate the magnitude, difficulty, or strength of something. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: It's a good idea for boxers to size up their opponents before their matches. Example: Before we can begin to size up the problem, we'll need more information. 2. To wear a larger size of clothing. Labels: intransitive Example: This shirt runs tight, so you should size up.
Word: weatherly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From weather (“direction from which the wind blows”) + -ly (“characteristic of”). 1. Able to sail close to the wind with little leeway.
Word: mind-boggling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mind + boggling. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪndˌbɒɡ(ə)lɪŋ/, /ˈmaɪndˌbɑɡlɪŋ/, /ˈmɑɪndˌbɔɡ(ə)lɪŋ/ 1. That causes the mind to boggle; that is beyond one's ability to understand or figure out. Example: Faced with a mind-boggling selection of special-purpose shampoos, he gave up and simply purchased something inexpensive with a pleasant fragrance. Example: Concurrent with the development of these techniques is the proliferation of large computers able to manipulate massive data sets with mind-boggling ease.
Word: stick to Part of Speech: verb 1. To persist; to continue (to use, do, etc.) Labels: idiomatic Example: I have seen all the fancy electric toothbrushes, but I'm going to stick to the old-fashioned kind. Example: If you stick to your studies, you will continue to improve. 2. To follow and remain close to. Labels: idiomatic Example: The suspect doubled back through an alley, but the detective stuck to him like glue. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick, to.
Word: weather shore Part of Speech: noun 1. A shore to weather or windward from a vessel, offering protection from the wind. 2. Seen from land, a shore exposed to wind. Example: A ship's weather shore is an island's lee shore. 3. A protection, creating a relative calm.
Word: number two Part of Speech: adj 1. White, Caucasian. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: number two Part of Speech: noun 1. Feces; the act of defecation. Labels: childish, countable, euphemistic, uncountable, usually Example: I need to go number two. Example: He might have got up, without the bell's sounding, to do his number one, or number two, in his great big white chamber-pot. 2. A first mate. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable 3. A primary assistant; vice-leader. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After she had shown great promise over the last 10 years, he made her his number two. 4. The batsman who opens alongside the number one, but does not face the first delivery. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A backup player, especially a goalkeeper. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Head coach Ruben Amorim will be asked by media on Wednesday who will start in goal for their crucial Europa League quarter-final with Lyon, Onana or United's latest scapegoat, number two Altay Bayindir. 6. A right back. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I came down here to cement the number two position, the right back role and I’ve not really managed to do that. 7. A somewhat small town, between a number one and a number three, where the success of a theatrical performance is unlikely to be very great. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A pencil with hardness level 2. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They say you should be able to slip a pencil under your boob and if it doesn’t fall out, you’re too saggy. Shit, I could stick a whole box of number twos under these girls and keep them there until next semester. Example: I reach into my bag, pull out my pencil case, and offer Jason one of my fully sharpened number twos. 9. mistress (the other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations) Labels: Philippines, countable, uncountable 10. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see number, two. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: netiquette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Net + etiquette. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛt.ɪˌkɛt/, /ˈnɛt.ɪ.kɪt/ 1. Conduct while online that is appropriate and courteous to other Internet users, and may be expected or enforced by others. Labels: Internet, countable, uncountable Example: Top-posting and spamming are considered poor netiquette on a newsgroup. Example: I would like to propose a netiquette rule, but I don't know where to post it.
Word: a friend in need is a friend indeed Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: The idea that false friends will abandon a person in times of adversity while true friends will reveal themselves and provide help is ancient: the Greek playwright Euripides (c. 480 – c. 406 BC) wrote in Hecuba (424 BC), ἐν τοῖς κακοῖς γὰρ ἁγαθοὶ σαφέστατοι φίλοι: τὰ χρηστὰ δ’ αὔθ’ ἕκαστ’ ἔχει φίλους (en toîs kakoîs gàr hagathoì saphéstatoi phíloi: tà khrēstà d’ aúth’ hékast’ ékhei phílous, “it is in trouble’s hour that the good most clearly show their friendship; though prosperity by itself in every case finds friends”), and the Roman poet Ennius (c. 239 – c. 169 BC) observed in his Tragedies that amicus certus in re incerta cernitur (“a sure friend is known in unsure times”). Pronunciation: /ə ˌfɹɛnd ɪn ˈniːd ɪz ə ˌfɹɛnd ɪnˈdiːd/, /ə ˌfɹɛnd ən ˈnid ɪz ə ˌfɹɛnd ɪnˈdid/ 1. If a friend helps one when one is in need, that person is a true friend. Example: A friend in need is a friend indeed, Een vrient in noot / is een vrient in der daet. Example: Every one is a kinſman to him that is proſperous, but a friend in need is a friend indeed. 2. If a friend is in need of help, it is beneficial and wise to help them. Example: 'Stan!' Ian replies, with a hurt look on his face. 'Would I do a thing like that? I'm just here to give you moral support. I reckon you're going to need all the help you can get. You know what they say; a friend in need is a friend indeed.'/ 'Or in your mind, a friend in need is a soft target. Now piss off!' Example: "You know, they say a friend in need is a friend indeed. I donated blood, but others even donate hearts, so after all, I feel pretty good that my friend is now safe from the little blood I could drop," Katy said passionately.
Word: wiseguy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wise + guy. 1. Alternative spelling of wise guy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wise-guy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wiseguy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: discomfit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English discomfiten, from Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire (“to undo, to destroy”), from des- (“completely”), from Latin dis- + Old French confire (“to make”), from Latin cōnficiō (“to finish up, to destroy”), from com- (“with, together”) + faciō (“to do, to make”). Later sense of “to embarrass, to disconcert” due to confusion with unrelated discomfort. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/ 1. To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert. Labels: transitive Example: Don't worry. Your joke did not really discomfit me. Example: The Captain, with a half-guilty secret to confess, and with the prospect of a painful and stormy interview before him, entered Mr. Osborne's offices with a most dismal countenance and abashed gait, and, passing through the outer room where Mr. Chopper presided, was greeted by that functionary from his desk with a waggish air which farther discomfited him. 2. To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert. Labels: rare, transitive Example: In these disguises, Maitland argued, he would certainly avoid recognition, and so discomfit any mischief planned by the enemies of Margaret. 3. To defeat completely; to rout. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: Claudius therefore leauing this Ile, paſſed into Pomonia the chiefeſt of all the Orkenies, where diſcomfiting ſuch as appeared abroad to make reſiſtance, he beſieged the king of thoſe Iles named Ganus, within a caſtell where he was withdrawen, [...] Example: And Joſhua diſcomfited Amalek, and his people, with the edge of the ſword.
Word: Seym Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Сейм (Sejm) and/or Ukrainian Сейм (Sejm). Pronunciation: /seɪm/ 1. A river which flows for 748 kilometres (465 mi) through the Belgorod and Kursk Oblasts of Russia and Sumy and Chernihiv Oblasts of Ukraine.
Word: Seym Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /seɪm/ 1. Alternative form of Sejm (“parliament”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: target language Part of Speech: noun 1. The language a learner is attempting to acquire. 2. The language into which a translation is done. 3. The machine language into which source code is to be compiled.
Word: source language Part of Speech: noun 1. The language from which a translation is done. 2. The language of the source code to be compiled.
Word: vega Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish vega. Pronunciation: /ˈveɪɡə/ 1. An open tract of ground; a plain, especially one which is moist and fertile, such as those used for growing tobacco. Labels: Latin-America, Philippines
Word: vega Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An invented word perhaps chosen to begin with "v" (for "volatility") and to sound as if it could be a Greek letter (like the related parameters "delta", "gamma" etc.) Pronunciation: /ˈveɪɡə/, /ˈviːɡə/ 1. A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: isamiashi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 勇み足, literally "forward step out". 1. a situation in which an attacking rikishi accidentally steps too far forward and out of the ring, his opponent thus winning
Word: fumidashi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 踏み出し (fumidashi, literally “stepping out”). 1. A situation in which a defending rikishi accidentally steps too far back and out of the ring, his opponent thus winning. A rear step out.
Word: koshikudake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 腰砕け, literally "inadvertent collapse". 1. A situation in which a rikishi accidentally falls over, his opponent thus winning.
Word: okuriashi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 送足, literally "step out". 1. A situation in which a rikishi accidentally steps out of ring whilst carrying his opponent out, his opponent thus winning.
Word: tsukihiza Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 突き膝 (つきひざ, tsukihiza), literally meaning “push-down knee”. 1. a situation in which a rikishi accidentally touches the dohyo with his knee, his opponent thus winning
Word: tsukite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese つき手, meaning "hand touch down". 1. The situation in which a rikishi accidentally touches the dohyo with his hand, his opponent thus winning.
Word: silver bullet Part of Speech: noun 1. A bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf, vampire, or other monster. Labels: literally 2. Any straightforward solution perceived to have great effectiveness or to bring miraculous results. Labels: figuratively Example: There is no silver bullet for this problem. It will take hard work and long hours to fix. Example: Colin H. Kahl, the under secretary of defense for policy, acknowledged last week that “no one capability is a silver bullet,” but said the cluster munitions would allow Ukraine “to sustain the artillery fight for the foreseeable future.” 3. A classic dry martini cocktail. Labels: colloquial Example: The Martini is nicknamed “the silver bullet” because of its supposedly lethal properties. Example: For a classic silver bullet martini, you simply need to choose your poison—gin or vodka—and add dry vermouth and olives. For the more complex concoctions, you'll want to stock up on flavored vodkas, juices, garnishes, and liqueurs. 4. A thermometer, especially one used for rectal temperature readings. Labels: slang Example: […] "the silver bullet"—a rectal thermometer, to ensure that their body core isn't dangerously overheated from the run. Example: Of course, there is the infamous “Silver Bullet,” which is a rectal thermometer that measures the body's core temperature in the event of a heat case. No one wanted to get it up the butt with the Silver Bullet, […]
Word: £sd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An abbreviation of the Latin lībra solidus dēnārius, see also £. 1. The pre-decimal pounds, shillings, pence. Labels: UK, historical, uncountable 2. Money in general. Labels: UK, uncountable Example: He reins his horses with an air; he treats With scoffing calm whatever powers there be; He gets it straight, puts a bit on, and meets His losses with both lip and £ s. d. Example: She said, ‘Uncle’s dead and all the money’s gone!’ Then she had the jim-jams. Nothing like £ s. d. for going straight to the heart, is there?
Word: Esztergom Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɛstɛɹɡom/ 1. A city in Hungary.
Word: drachm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French dragme (modern French drachme), from Late Latin dragma. Doublet of dirham. Pronunciation: /dɹæm/ 1. A small unit of weight, variously: 2. A small unit of weight, variously: 3. A small unit of weight, variously: Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical, obsolete Example: At Aleppo, and its port Scanderoon, the cantaro contains 100 rottoli, each of which is subdivided into 12 ounces, or 720 drachms... The rottolo with which the silks from Tripoli, and other parts of Syria, are weighed, consists of 700 drachms, answering to 4⅞ avoirdupois. The rottolo used in weighing the Persian silks contains 680 drachms, or nearly 4¾ lbs. avoirdupois. The rottolo of Damascus, with which brass, camphor, benzoin, spikenard, balsam of Mecca, and other drugs are weighed, contains 600 drachms, or 4¹⁄₅ lbs. avoirdupois. Five rottoli, or 3600 drachms, make what is called a vesno... At Saide, in Syria, (the ancient Sidon,) silk and sattin yarn are weighed with the rottolo of Damascus, of 600 drachms; 100 such rottoli answering to about 410 lbs. avoirdupois... At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois. At Tripoli, the cantaro weight contains 100 rottoli, each of 6 ounces, or 128 termini; this cantaro answers to 168 lbs. peso sotile of Venice, or about 12 lbs. avoirdupois... 4. A small unit of weight, variously: Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical, obsolete 5. Alternative form of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: experient Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin experiēns. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.ənt/, /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪənt/ 1. A person who experiences something.
Word: experient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin experiēns. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.ənt/, /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪənt/ 1. Met with in the course of experience.
Word: exacerbatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English exacerbating Middle English -ly English -ly English exacerbatingly From exacerbating + -ly. 1. In an exacerbating way; so as to aggravate or make worse.
Word: billet barge Part of Speech: noun 1. A large motorbike with multiple chrome (or similar) cosmetic modifications. Labels: slang Example: From Detroit to Daytona Beach, from Brooklyn to the Bay Area, the streets are ruled by tight superbikes that put yesterday's Evo-powered billet barges to shame.
Word: exactness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English exact 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 exactness From exact + -ness. 1. The state of being exact. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: exactable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English exact Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English exactable From exact + -able. 1. Having the capability of being exacted.
Word: exacting Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From exact + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/ 1. Making great demands; difficult to satisfy. Example: His exacting taste required no small degree of outward perfection. Example: [H]e burst into apologies which would have satisfied a more exacting man than I am. 2. Of an action, task, etc., requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention. Example: Wolf's work, which, though not very exacting, had to be done single-handed, kept him to his post. Example: Every photographer of experience has his own theories and methods of working, but for the last 14 years I have used a Leica exclusively, and have found it best adapted to the somewhat exacting demands of railway photography, which is by no means an easy branch of the art. 3. Of a person or organization, characterized by exaction. Example: "He is a hard, exacting, money-loving man," was my remark.
Word: exacting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From exact + -ing. Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of exact Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: toodle-pip Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˈtuːdl ˌpɪp/ 1. Goodbye. Labels: UK, humorous Example: Right, I'm off. Toodle-pip! Example: So, Sex and the City, farewell, toodle-pip, au revoir, air-kiss, air-kiss, mwah-mwah! Not before time, some might say but not me. So many bothersome questions still to be answered, so many things I'd like to put directly to the girls, including: […]
Word: exactor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exact + -or. Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzæktɚ/, /ɪɡˈzæktə/ 1. A person who makes illegal or unreasonable demands; an extortioner. 2. A person who collects taxes.
Word: exacter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exact + -er. Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzæktɚ/, /ɪɡˈzæktə/ 1. Alternative spelling of exactor. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: exactress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English exactor Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English exactress From exactor + -ess. 1. A female exactor.
Word: exactingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English exacting Middle English -ly English -ly English exactingly From exacting + -ly. 1. In an exacting manner.
Word: exactingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English exacting 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 exactingness From exacting + -ness. 1. The state of being exacting. Labels: uncountable
Word: exaggeratedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English exaggerated Middle English -ly English -ly English exaggeratedly From exaggerated + -ly. 1. To an excessive degree; in an exaggerated manner. Example: He pursed his lips knowingly and winked exaggeratedly.
Word: exaggeratingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English exaggerating Middle English -ly English -ly English exaggeratingly From exaggerating + -ly. 1. In an exaggerating manner.
Word: exaggerative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English exaggerate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English exaggerative From exaggerate + -ive. 1. Marked by exaggeration. Example: […] it is really an uncommon piece of exaggerative imagination which we find in the description of this old bean's elaborate costume, with its pads, straps, strings […]
Word: exaggeratively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English exaggerative Middle English -ly English -ly English exaggeratively From exaggerative + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ɚ.ə.t̬ɪv.li/ 1. In an exaggerative manner. Example: In a voice exaggeratively loud and cheerful, he broke the bottomless silence and made conversation.
Word: exaggerativeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English exaggerative 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 exaggerativeness From exaggerative + -ness. 1. The state of being exaggerative. Labels: uncountable
Word: exaggerator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exaggerate + -or. 1. Someone who exaggerates.
Word: exaggeratory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English exaggerate Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English exaggeratory From exaggerate + -ory. 1. exaggerative
Word: exageration Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of exaggeration. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: exagerate Part of Speech: verb 1. Misspelling of exaggerate. Labels: alt-of, misspelling