nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: gadoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, translingual Gad(us) + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪdɔɪd/ 1. Of or pertaining to cod, to the Gadidae family of related fish, or to fish asserted to closely resemble them. Example: Near-synonyms: gadiform, gadid
Word: gadoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, translingual Gad(us) + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪdɔɪd/ 1. Any fish of the family Gadidae or one asserted to closely resemble such a fish. Example: Near-synonym: gadid
Word: Japanese encephalitis Part of Speech: noun 1. A viral disease prevalent in south-east Asia, caused by Japanese encephalitis virus transmitted by mosquito. Labels: uncountable
Word: UDDI Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Universal Description Discovery and Integration, a platform-independent, XML-based registry for businesses worldwide to list themselves on the Internet. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: pitot tube Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Name for Italian-born French engineer Henri Pitot who invented the device in the early 1700s. 1. A pressure measuring instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity, especially used to determine the airspeed of an aircraft.
Word: mah Part of Speech: det 1. Pronunciation spelling of my. Labels: Southern-US, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: Adventurer: 'AFTER YEARS OF ADVENTURING... I HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE STREETPASS ARENA. ONCE I REST MAH HOOFS, I'M GOING TO RECORD MY SECRET BATTLE TECHNIQUE.'
Word: mah Part of Speech: particle Etymology: From Cantonese 嘛 (maa³). Pronunciation: /mɑː˧/ 1. Asserts that there is a straightforward or self-evident reason for something. Labels: Manglish, Singlish Example: — The plants are all dying already. — No one here to water them mah... Example: […] Alternatively train SBS bus drivers to become pilots also since they are already bus captains. Anyone can become a pilot mah. Its so easy. Everybody should give it try-but not with me on board.
Word: mah Part of Speech: particle Etymology: From Mandarin 嗎／吗 (ma) or Cantonese 嗎／吗 (maa⁵). Pronunciation: /mɑː˦/ 1. Used at the end of an affirmative declarative sentence to change it into a yes–no question. Labels: colloquial Example: Coz must charge daily lei
Word: mutua Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mutuum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nebulosi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of nebulosus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nervose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See nervous. 1. nerved; having prominent veins. Labels: not-comparable Example: A foot or more high, leaves oblong-lanceolate, the upper usually ovate-lanceolate and sessile by a nervose veined base; pedicels shorter than the acute lobes of the calyx ; the lower lip or the corolla violet or rose-purple and the upper paler to nearly white; the saccate throat very oblique to the true tube, fully as broad as long; gland short. 2. For or pertaining to the nerves. Labels: not-comparable Example: I ordered an injection to be thrown up three or four times a day, and she took a nervose mixture with tinct. valer. and castor, which method fhe continued till the 22d of December. Example: It belongs only to a higher grade of perfection, or to a nervose condition of the digestive process, to perceive the rationale of the decomposition, or the spiritual conflict, which prevails between the matters, when they are about to separate.
Word: nocive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin nocīvus, derived from noceō (“to harm”). Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊsɪv/ 1. Hurtful, injurious; noxious. Labels: archaic Example: Again, be it that some nocive or hurtful thing be towards us, must Fear of necessity follow hereupon?
Word: nodose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nōdōsus. Equivalent to nodo- + -ose. 1. Knot-like; swollen Labels: not-comparable Example: The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.
Word: nudi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of nudibranch, possibly with influence of the diminutive suffixes -y and -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈnuːdi/ 1. A nudibranch. Labels: informal Example: Daco & Miquel looking for nudis. Finding nudibranchs is no easy task, they are masters of camouflage. Example: […] there is less enthusiasm for "nudis" sold in the seawater aquarium market.
Word: numerose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numerous. 1. Obsolete form of numerous. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […] For, Mechanic Examples of this kind are every where so obvious to sense, and so numerose, that only to enumerate them would be a task hard and tediose.
Word: bobbleheads Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bobblehead Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oraria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of orarion Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of orarium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nightstand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From night (“the conventional time for a person to be in bed”) + stand (“an object which supports things”). 1. A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed. Labels: US Example: He always kept a full glass of water on the nightstand.
Word: ordinarie Part of Speech: adj 1. Obsolete spelling of ordinary. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Neither is it an ordinarie ſleepe , but thar dangerous Lerhargie of the ſoule, which maketh men as vnfit to all holy duties and ſpirituall exerciſes, […]
Word: meanly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English meneli, meneliche, equivalent to mean + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈmiːnli/ 1. Humbly, of or from low social status; basely. Example: Iphicrates and Marius were meanly born. 2. Poorly or inadequately. 3. In a mean manner; ill-willed, nastily. Example: He meanly refused to ever make a charitable donation.
Word: reflectively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English reflective Middle English -ly English -ly English reflectively From reflective + -ly. 1. In a reflective manner; meditatively. Example: "I should say yes," agreed George. "And talk about speed!" he added. "Wow! One ball he threw soaked me in the ear. I can feel it yet!" and he rubbed the side of his head reflectively. Example: "Spuds - Jim - Jimmy?" he ran his fingers reflectively through his hair, and frowned. "Bowles," he added triumphantly. 2. By means of reflection. Example: In JIT compilation, the running program is reflectively modified by an embedded compiler, which only uses two reflective operations […]
Word: deadpans Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of deadpan Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deadpanning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of deadpan Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: leipoa Part of Speech: noun 1. A mallee fowl (genus Leipoa). Example: But while each pair of the leipoas have their own family incubator which is devoted exclusively to hatching Mrs. Leipoa's eggs, the brush turkeys go in for mass production.
Word: Coatlán Mixe Part of Speech: name 1. A Mixe-Zoque language of the Mixe branch, spoken in Mexico; its two dialects are Coatlán Mixe and Camotlán Mixe.
Word: thorn in the flesh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: With reference to the Bible 2nd Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians, chapter 12, verse 7. 2 Corinthians 12.7 1. A persistent difficulty or something very annoying that will not go away. Labels: idiomatic Example: Whereas the growth of new middle and upper classes remains a thorn in the flesh to the Communist Party, the military element is inclined to favor this development, in the belief that those who have something at stake are more likely to fight to defend the system in the event of another conflict. Example: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the post of the Executive Director of the Kenya Roads Board has been a thorn in the flesh of the Minister.
Word: daphne Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”). 1. Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.
Word: pallida Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pallidum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pessima Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pessimum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piccoli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of piccolo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pisane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pisan, from an Old French word variously spelled pizaine, pizane, pesine, etc, found also in phrases like colarete(s) pizaine, gorgerete(s) pizaine. Probably from Old French piz (“chest”), from Latin pectus, extended like in poitrine, although it has also been suggested that it could derive from Old French pisain (French pisan), "Pisan" (compare burgonet from Bourgogne (“Burgundy”)). Pronunciation: /ˈpi.zeɪn/ 1. A collar or gorget of mail (or, rarely, plate), protecting the neck and upper chest; a standard.
Word: gypsums Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gypsum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: machers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of macher Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goulashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of goulash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pickiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pick Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English picky Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 pickiness From picky + -ness. 1. picky behaviour Labels: uncountable Example: Between 6 and 12 months, babies are more open to new foods — and new experiences — than they will be later on as toddlers, when a certain amount of “neophobia” or “new means no” is developmentally normal, Ms. Lipner said. “Normal kids transition through a normal pickiness phase,” around 18 months, she said, when “they’re also learning autonomy and control.” 2. The quality of being picky. Labels: uncountable
Word: cholents Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cholent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rari Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of 'rari (“Ferrari”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: I too, have a glock in my rari; in the form of a master's degree, but don't get it twisted this summa cum laude bloaw any time a motherfucker think they know me!
Word: cholent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish טשאָלנט (tsholnt), of unknown origin, but may be from an Old French reflex of Latin calēns. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃoʊl(ə)nt/ 1. A meat stew traditionally served on the Sabbath by Jews. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As Mr. Schonfeld climbed the stairs, he was carrying a steaming 18-quart pot containing the traditional Sabbath stew known as chulent. Example: Food was prepared with a far defter hand; I had matzo ball soup and boiled beef with horseradish, which sounds terrible but was excellent; Eliza ordered cholent, a thick bean stew, topped with a slice of meat loaf — our Jewish-mom-like server basically forced her.
Word: respiratoria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of respiratorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: retributive Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈtɹɪ.bjʊ.tɪv/, /ɹəˈtɹɪb.jə.tɪv/ 1. Relating to retribution; retaliatory. Example: Their goal is retributive: to exact a price from Palestinian civilians (and in some cases left-wing Israeli Jews, Christians, and Israeli security forces) for actions Israeli authorities take against the settlers, usually building enforcement in illegally built settlements.
Word: rotonda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog rotonda (“roundabout; traffic circle”). Pronunciation: /ɾoˈtonda/ 1. A roundabout; traffic circle. Labels: Philippines Example: Welcome Rotonda is a roundabout located in Quezon City. 2. A road intersection, not necessarily circular in shape. Labels: Philippines, broadly Example: Pasay Rotonda is the intersection of EDSA and Taft Avenue, located in Pasay City. Example: Pasig Rotonda is the intersection of Pasig Boulevard and Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue, located in Pasig City.
Word: rotonde Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French rotonde. 1. A ruff worn during the beginning of the 17th century; a cope. Labels: historical
Word: rotti Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of roti (“type of flatbread”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: critiquing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of critique Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: critiqued Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of critique Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: maws Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of maw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shuls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shul Labels: form-of, plural
Word: solida Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of solidum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mistreats Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mistreat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mistreating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of mistreat Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: mistreated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of mistreat Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: parity bit Part of Speech: noun 1. A bit (binary digit) used to indicate whether the number of bits in a given set with value of one is even or odd. Parity bits are used as a simple error detection code.
Word: supplicates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of supplicate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: supplicating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of supplicate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: supplicated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of supplicate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: roils Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of roil Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: roiling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of roil Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: roiling Part of Speech: noun 1. The motion of something that roils; a bubbling or seething. Example: Truth be told with hindsight's vision, these musings were no doubt the externalization of the roilings and bubblings beginning to stir the deeper waters of my own being.
Word: roiled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of roil Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: matzahs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of matzah Labels: form-of, plural
Word: matzos Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew מצות (matzót) 1. plural of matzo Labels: form-of, plural Example: [W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.
Word: puces Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of puce Labels: form-of, plural
Word: knobbier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of knobby: more knobby Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: knobbiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of knobby: most knobby Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: turtle necks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turtle neck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: timeously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English timeous Middle English -ly English -ly English timeously From timeous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪməsli/ 1. In a timely manner. Labels: Scotland, South-Africa Example: We must, of course, diligently and timeously pursue every avenue of investigation occurring in Gzilt space.
Word: turtle-necks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of turtle-neck Labels: form-of, plural
Word: impluvium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin impluvium, from impluit (“rains upon”) 1. A low basin in the center of a household atrium, into which rainwater flowed down from the roof through the compluvium.
Word: halving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of halve Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: halving Part of Speech: noun 1. The process or instance of dividing in half. Example: There are several recursion theorems for large sets, such that a single new halving results in several new infinite families of halvings. Example: Similitude applies to proportional changes, such as doublings, halvings, or quarterings; it does not apply to additive changes.
Word: halved Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of halve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: halved Part of Speech: adj 1. Divided into halves. Labels: not-comparable 2. Appearing as if one side were cut away. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mashups Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of mashup Labels: form-of, plural
Word: love handle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First appears c. 1970 in the publication Current Slang. So called because it is supposed to be grabbed by a partner during sexual intercourse. 1. A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips. Labels: colloquial, euphemistic, in-plural Example: The good news. Three weeks into the programme I am rediscovering bits of my body I had forgotten existed; biceps, triceps, hamstrings and those funny muscles on the sides of the abdomen called obliques, the toning of which is supposed to eliminate the love handle.
Word: love handles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of love handle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unthaw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From un- (intensifier) + thaw. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈθɔː/ 1. To thaw out, to unfreeze; to become soft (of something which had been frozen). Labels: ambitransitive Example: The water steamed and bubbled around me. I felt a rush of gratitude for it, that it should well up out of the mountain, bathe my aching body, and unthaw my frozen limbs. Example: The food is honest and hearty, perfect for unthawing frozen limbs […]
Word: patty cake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pattycake. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable 2. A cupcake or fairy cake. Labels: Australia, countable Example: When his task was completed we'd lie on the freshly mown lawn, watch clouds heap themselves towards heaven, listen to Carmen, and wait for Mamie's patty cakes to come out of the oven.
Word: patty-cake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of patty cake. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: neckwear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English neck Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English neckwear From neck + -wear. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛk.wɛɚ/ 1. Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from the neck, such as ties or necklaces. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bost Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly from bust or burst. 1. To break. Labels: East-Midlands, UK, dialectal
Word: frontwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English front Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English womman English woman English frontwoman From front + woman. 1. The female lead singer in a band. Example: Near-synonym: frontperson Example: Many frontwomen deal with an unconscious sense of being subtly undermined while also being the obvious center of a band’s gravity.
Word: frontwomen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frontwoman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: exemplifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of exemplify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sostenuti Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sostenuto Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stagna Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of stagnum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: superate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin superātus, perfect passive participle of superō (“to surmount, exceed, better”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈsuːpəɹeɪt/ 1. To rise above; to overtop; to cover. Labels: rare, transitive 2. To outdo; to surpass; to exceed. Labels: rare, transitive 3. To overcome; to conquer. Labels: rare, transitive 4. To cross; to surmount; to get over. Labels: rare, transitive 5. To overtake. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: suprema Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of supremum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feebleminded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of feeble-minded. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unawarely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unaware Middle English -ly English -ly English unawarely From unaware + -ly. 1. Without being aware; inadvertently. Labels: rare Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:unawarely.
Word: challah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew חַלָּה (ḥallá, “loaf”), influenced by Yiddish חלה (khale). Pronunciation: /ˈxɑ(ː).lə/, /ˈhɑ(ː).lə/ 1. A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov. Labels: countable Example: […]it is a time-honored custom that when women bake challah-loaves for Sabbath and Yom Tov use, they specifically prepare a dough large enough to be obligated in challah, so they can fulfill the mitzvah of separating challah[…]. Example: Posting photos of his Shabbat candles and challah on Friday night, [Mark] Zuckerberg said that he would be giving the ceremonial cup to his eldest daughter, Maxima. 2. The commandment to separate a portion of bread or bread dough for the cohanim (Numbers 15:17–21); in contemporary practice, the portion is burned until inedible. Labels: uncountable 3. The portion separated in fulfillment of the above. Labels: countable
Word: prejudge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French préjuger, itself an adaptation of Latin praeudico, praeiudicare. Doublet of prejudicate. 1. To form a judgment of (something) in advance. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: allometric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From allo- + -metric. 1. Of or pertaining to allometry Labels: not-comparable 2. That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population Labels: not-comparable
Word: diamines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of diamine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Geoff Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Geoffrey. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛf/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Geoffrey. Example: He had become increasingly petty, irritated by details, by the diminishing, for example, of their forenames—Bill, Bert, Mike, Geoff, Steve. He wanted to inquire peevishly if a commitment to Marxism was incompatible with a disyllabic forename. Example: The place in Malibu belongs to my husband, Geoff. He's a G-E-O-F-F Geoff, not the J-E-F-F kind.
Word: turca Part of Speech: noun 1. A moustached turca (Pteroptochos megapodius).
Word: unica Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of unicum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: venose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See venous. 1. Having numerous or conspicuous veins; veiny. Example: a venose frond Example: venose threads
Word: ventose Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of ventouse. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: [I]t commeth at length to fall upon the fleſh which the ventoſe ſticketh faſt unto, and by heating and inchafing, it expreſſeth the humor that is within, into the ventoſe or cupping veſſel.
Word: Pacific Northwest Part of Speech: name 1. The region of North America along the Pacific coast, typically defined as the states of Washington and Oregon and the southern part of the province of British Columbia, but variously including northern California, Idaho, all of British Columbia, the Yukon territory, and the panhandle of or all of Alaska.
Word: visive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From post-classical Latin visīvus, from Latin vīsus (“sight, seeing”). 1. Pertaining to sight or the ability to see; visual. Labels: archaic Example: [T]he Infinitely wise Creator has not left the creature without a power of moving the head a little […] so that by these means they are inabled to direct some optick line or other against any object, and by that means they have the visive faculty as compleat as any Animal that can move its eyes. Example: Hence it's evident, that vvere our Eyes turned into the Nature of Microſcopes, vve […] ſhou'd be derpiv'd of the foremention'd Advantage vve at preſent receive by the Viſive Faculty; and have left us only the empty Amuſement of Seeing, vvithout any other benefit ariſing from it.
Word: zingaresca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian zingaresca. 1. A gypsy melody.
Word: arvy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of afternoon + -y. 1. Afternoon. Labels: UK, informal Example: ‘Glad you like it,’ Johnny said. Then we′ll go tomorrer. Awright wi′ you? So this arvy we've gorra get our stuff together.’ Example: ‘Howzit going?’ Tracey repeated. Before I could answer she rushed on, ‘I′ve got a nine-thirty. I won't be back before lunch, but maybe first thing this arvy. By the way,’ she flung over her shoulder, ‘It′s got to be read, hey! Make sure you get Belinda to type it, Tambu.’
Word: Murphy game Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several confidence tricks in which something worthless is substituted for something of value, often in a sealed envelope. 2. A confidence trick in which a supposed pimp takes money from a client to procure a prostitute, but disappears with the money.
Word: hairstreak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hair + streak. 1. Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
Word: kgotla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tswana kgotla (“tribal assembly”). 1. Any of several types of public meeting in a Botswana village, especially one involving a gathering of tribal elders. Example: Speaking at the Mochudi main kgotla after the graduation of at least 1 281 initiates, Kgafela said though there were few challenges, the exercise had been successful. 2. The place where such a meeting is held.
Word: paperboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From paper + board. 1. A thick paper, or thin cardboard. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: animated cartoon Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several types of film or movie, in which the frames are drawn by hand in order to give a sense of movement when projected in rapid sequence.
Word: munite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin mūnīre (“to wall round, fortify”), earlier moenīre, from moenia (“walls”). Pronunciation: /mjuːˈnaɪt/ 1. To fortify, strengthen. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: being in his owne Countrie, and amidst good friends, he had the better leasure to re-enforce his decayed forces, and more opportunity, to strengthen Townes, to munite Castles, to store Rivers with all necessaries they wanted[…]. Example: Concerning the means of procuring unity, men must beware, that, in the procuring or muniting of religious unity, they do not dissolve and deface the laws of charity and of human society.
Word: kalpa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa, literally “formation”). Pronunciation: /ˈkʌlpə/, /ˈkælpə/ 1. A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 chatur-yugas or cycles of the four yugas). Labels: Hinduism
Word: frocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of frock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hollower Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hollow + -er. 1. comparative form of hollow: more hollow Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: hollower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hollow + -er. 1. One who or that which hollows something.
Word: hollowest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of hollow: most hollow Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: hollowing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hollow. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒləʊɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hollow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hollowing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hollow. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒləʊɪŋ/ 1. The process by which something becomes hollowed, or the result of that process. Example: Near-synonyms: hollowing out, hollow, cavity, concavity, depression Example: Such hollowing is not seen in the smaller otoliths figured by Campana (herein reproduced on Pl. 5, Fig. 1) and by Ohe, and it may be a feature that […]
Word: hollowing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hollow. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒləʊɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who hollows (hollos); a cry or shouting. Example: Near-synonyms: hallooing, halloo, hollering, holler, bellowing, bellow Example: At length, about three o'clock in the morning, we heard the distant hollowings of our watermen, and soon after refreshed ourselves with copious draughts of the delicious water of the Nile.
Word: marshland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From marsh + land. 1. Marshy land; bog or fen. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: East of Bow Creek, the line ran to North Woolwich along the bank of the Thames, then entirely uninhabited marshland, without roads.
Word: traverses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of traverse Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: traverses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of traverse Labels: form-of, plural
Word: variegates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of variegate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: variegating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of variegate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vettura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian vettura, from Latin vectūra (“conveyance”). Doublet of vecture and voiture. 1. A type of four-wheeled carriage, especially one let for hire Labels: historical
Word: do up Part of Speech: verb 1. To fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.) Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I can't do up my shirt. The button is missing. Example: Help me do up this zipper. 2. To redecorate (a room, etc.); to make improvements to (a home or domestic property). Labels: colloquial, idiomatic, transitive Example: Near-synonyms: fix up, spruce up, vamp up Example: I'm going to do up the living room next. 3. To execute a task or performance; to execute it well. Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive Example: This time I'm going to do it up right. Example: Previously they had cut corners on the dinner menu, but this time they really did it up. 4. To pack together and envelop; to pack up, tie up, or both. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I did up the parcel with string and took it to the post office. 5. To accomplish thoroughly. Labels: dated, transitive 6. To starch and iron. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: a rich gown of velvet, and a ruff done up with the famous yellow starch 7. To beat up; to physically assault. Labels: slang 8. To style (someone's hair); (especially) to give someone (i.e., oneself or another) an updo. Labels: transitive
Word: guillemets Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɡiˈmeɪz/, /ˌɡi.(j)əˈmeɪz/, /ˈɡɪl.əˌmɛts/ 1. plural of guillemet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: deductively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English deductive Middle English -ly English -ly English deductively From deductive + -ly. Pronunciation: /dɪˈdʌktɪvli/, /dɪˈdʊktɪvli/ 1. In a deductive manner; by using deduction.
Word: Québecois Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of Québécois. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Québecois Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Québécois. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: demoniacally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English demoniacal Middle English -ly English -ly English demoniacally From demoniacal + -ly. 1. In a demoniacal manner
Word: departmentally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English departmental Middle English -ly English -ly English departmentally From departmental + -ly. 1. In a departmental manner; affecting departments Labels: not-comparable
Word: disagreeably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disagreeable Middle English -ly English -ly English disagreeably From disagreeable + -ly. 1. In a disagreeable manner. Example: Detie was really far from easy in her mind about what she was doing, which is why she spoke so disagreeably[.] Example: Should the Court simply read abortion rights out of the Constitution, so that other institutions of society are free and able to make policy on procreation? Or, has America long since adapted, even if disagreeably, to the precedents?
Word: disappointingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disappointing Middle English -ly English -ly English disappointingly From disappointing + -ly. 1. In a disappointing manner. Example: I spent countless hours revising, but, disappointingly, I still failed the exam. Example: The result, disappointingly, is a scattershot work that is, by turns, entertaining and wearisome, energetic and hokey, delightfully evocative and cheaply sensational; dead-on in its conjuring of zeitgeist-y atmospherics, but often slow-footed and ham-handed in its orchestration of social details.
Word: disapprovingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disapproving Middle English -ly English -ly English disapprovingly From disapproving + -ly. 1. In a disapproving manner Example: 'What did you give for that?' 'A shilling, ma'am.' 'Tst! tst! tst!' said the old lady, disapprovingly.
Word: disarmingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disarming Middle English -ly English -ly English disarmingly From disarming + -ly. 1. In a disarming manner. Example: The reporter smiled disarmingly. Example: At that moment the elevator doors open at basement level 8. Alastair Grey is waiting, still smiling disarmingly. He steps forward.
Word: disbelievingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disbelieving Middle English -ly English -ly English disbelievingly From disbelieving + -ly. 1. In a disbelieving manner. Example: "How much do you want?" I looked at him disbelievingly.
Word: disconnectedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disconnected Middle English -ly English -ly English disconnectedly From disconnected + -ly. 1. In a disconnected manner. Example: I don't know why I lied; my thoughts fluttered about disconnectedly and inspired me with many singular whims, more than I knew what to do with.
Word: discreditably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English discreditable Middle English -ly English -ly English discreditably From discreditable + -ly. 1. In a discreditable manner Example: He had been expelled the militia regiment in which he once held a commission. He had tried one employment after another, and had discreditably failed in all. Example: The first time Stubb lowered with him, Pip evinced much nervousness; but happily, for that time, escaped close contact with the whale; and therefore came off not altogether discreditably; though Stubb observing him, took care, afterwards, to exhort him to cherish his courageousness to the utmost, for he might often find it needful.
Word: disgracefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disgraceful Middle English -ly English -ly English disgracefully From disgraceful + -ly. 1. In a disgraceful manner. Example: 'I have been disgracefully imposed upon.'
Word: guillemet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French guillemet, diminutive form of the name Guillaume (“William”), named after French typecutter Guillaume Le Bé (1525–1598) who supposedly invented the marks. Pronunciation: /ˌɡiˈmeɪ/, /ˌɡi.(j)əˈmeɪ/, /ˈɡɪl.əˌmɛt/ 1. Either of the punctuation marks « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as “ and ”. Example: Guillemets, however, proved popular and remain the key method of indicating quotations in French, Arabic, Italian, Greek and many other languages.
Word: disinterestedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disinterested Middle English -ly English -ly English disinterestedly From disinterested + -ly. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɪnt(ə)ɹɛstɪdli/ 1. In a disinterested manner; impartially, dispassionately. Example: Maybe, however, she thinks him simply disinterestedly interested in human virtue but unable to regard it, as so many do, as a guarantee against The Thing – cruel fate which is indifferent to theological distinctions.
Word: disjointedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disjointed Middle English -ly English -ly English disjointedly From disjointed + -ly. 1. In a disjointed manner. Example: On the thirteenth day I drank some more water, and dozed and thought disjointedly of eating and of vague impossible plans of escape.
Word: disloyally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disloyal Middle English -ly English -ly English disloyally From disloyal + -ly. 1. In a disloyal manner. Example: But thou do est weene with villeinous despight, To blott her honour, and her heauenly light. Dye rather, dye, then so disloyally Deeme of her high desert, or seeme so light: Fayre death it is to shonne more shame, to dy: Dye rather, dy, then euer loue disloyally.
Word: dismally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dismal Middle English -ly English -ly English dismally From dismal + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪz.mə.li/ 1. In a dismal manner. Example: The ribs of the few horses showed dismally. Example: Outside an owl was hooting most dismally in the darkness.
Word: disobediently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disobedient Middle English -ly English -ly English disobediently From disobedient + -ly. 1. In a disobedient manner.
Word: disreputably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disreputable Middle English -ly English -ly English disreputably From disreputable + -ly. 1. In a disreputable manner
Word: disruptively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English disruptive Middle English -ly English -ly English disruptively From disruptive + -ly. 1. In a disruptive manner
Word: dissolutely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dissolute Middle English -ly English -ly English dissolutely From dissolute + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈdi-sə-ˌlüt-lē/ 1. In a dissolute manner
Word: distally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin distō Latin distānsder. Old French distantbor. Middle English distaunt English distant English -al English distal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English distally From distal + -ly. 1. Towards a distal part. Example: The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: (a) elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally[…]
Word: distantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin distō Latin distānsder. Old French distantbor. Middle English distaunt English distant Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English distantly From distant + -ly. 1. At a distance. Example: The horizon was distantly visible in the grey light of dawn. Example: I’m distantly related to the truly great writer, Chaim Potok, which for a magazine editor seems like a good thing. 2. In a distant manner; with detachment. Example: "What do you want?" she said distantly. Example: "Don't go," he implored. "I must," said Millie distantly.
Word: distastefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English distasteful Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English distastefully From distasteful + -ly. 1. In a distasteful manner. Example: Near-synonym: unpleasantly Example: The soup was distastefully crammed with every spice from the spice cabinet.
Word: distractedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English distracted Middle English -ly English -ly English distractedly From distracted + -ly. 1. In a distracted manner. Example: [S]he flaps distractedly past us in a splather of muddy spume. Example: Bradly had laid out rice, potatoes, tomatoes and cheese, and was juggling distractedly among these matters.
Word: distressingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English distressing Middle English -ly English -ly English distressingly From distressing + -ly. 1. In a distressing manner; so as to cause distress. Example: It shook the girl distressingly, but she made no sign; only she took one swift look at Andrew, and noted that he had suddenly changed from a boy into a man, with a brave, grave face. Example: All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill.[…]Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion—or rather as a transition from the subject that started their conversation—such talk had been distressingly out of place.
Word: distributively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English distributive Middle English -ly English -ly English distributively From distributive + -ly. 1. In a distributive manner
Word: distrustfully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English distrustful Middle English -ly English -ly English distrustfully From distrustful + -ly. 1. In a distrustful manner Example: […] now he listens to mine host as he recounts the strange absence of the preacher, pauses and combs his long red beard with his fingers, looks distrustfully, and then says, with a quaintness that disarmed suspicion, Niggerlike! — preacher or angel, nigger will be nigger! […] Example: This complicated system would have been absurd normally; but we watched each other distrustfully
Word: divisively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English divisive Middle English -ly English -ly English divisively From divisive + -ly. 1. In a divisive manner
Word: dizzily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dizzy Middle English -ly English -ly English dizzily From dizzy + -ly. 1. In a dizzy manner. Example: I looked dizzily, and beheld a wide expanse of ocean, whose waters wore so inky a hue as to bring at once to my mind the Nubian geographer's account of the Mare Tenebrarum. Example: The Australians had seen it coming—Singapore's fall and the inevitable sequel, the Japanese air attack on the Australian mainland […]. But it had happened dizzily fast.
Word: dogmatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dogmatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English dogmatically From dogmatic + -ally. Pronunciation: /dɔɡˈmætɪcli/, /dɑɡˈmætɪcli/ 1. In a dogmatic manner. Example: Such Works, in point of Precepts, are of the Number of thoſe that are call'd ſpecious, in which the Authors, whilſt they endeavour too exactly to explain what they have dogmatically advanc'd, loſe themſelves in imaginary Mazes, and bewilder themſelves more and more. Example: […] the number of people who either dogmatically don’t believe in, or else agnostically or uncaringly, simply don’t bother about immortality is now considerable.
Word: dolefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English dolfully, dolefulliche, deolfulliche, equivalent to doleful + -ly. 1. In a doleful manner
Word: dolorously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English dolerousely, dolorouxly, dolorusly; equivalent to dolorous + -ly. 1. In a dolorous manner.
Word: doltishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English doltish Middle English -ly English -ly English doltishly From doltish + -ly. 1. In a doltish manner
Word: domestically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English domestic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English domestically From domestic + -ally. 1. In a domestic manner. Example: The wind-down of OPIC is also consistent with the President’s commitment to focus less overseas and more domestically, and will achieve savings in OPIC’s administrative and subsidy expenses. 2. At home, playing in one's home ground. Example: Athletic have been showing signs of fatigue domestically and they never quite seemed to reach the same pitch of intensity that had so unsettled Manchester United and Schalke 04 in earlier rounds.
Word: dominantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Middle French dominantbor. English dominant Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English dominantly From dominant + -ly. 1. In a dominant manner.
Word: dorsally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dorsal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English dorsally From dorsal + -ly. 1. Towards the dorsal side. Example: The origin of each tube is situated closer to the older of each two consecutive varices, and the tube is bent dorsally and slightly posteriorly.
Word: dotingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English doting Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English dotingly From doting + -ly. 1. In a doting manner
Word: doubtingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English doubting Middle English -ly English -ly English doubtingly From doubting + -ly. 1. In a doubting manner.
Word: flying brick Part of Speech: noun 1. An aircraft which is too heavy and lacks sufficient power to be maneuvered easily. Labels: colloquial 2. A fictional character who has superstrength, invulnerability and the ability to fly. Labels: humorous, informal
Word: dowdily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English dowdy Middle English -ly English -ly English dowdily From dowdy + -ly. 1. In a dowdy manner. Example: Could he have seen, Carrados would have received the impression of a plainly, almost dowdily, dressed young woman of buxom figure. She wore a light veil, but it was ineffective in concealing the unattraction of the face beneath.
Word: downheartedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English downhearted Middle English -ly English -ly English downheartedly From downhearted + -ly. 1. In a downhearted manner
Word: drearily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English drerily, from Old English drēoriġlīċe; equivalent to dreary + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɪəɹɪli/, /ˈdɹɪɹɪli/ 1. In a dreary manner. Example: The fear of losing Joe’s confidence, and of thenceforth sitting in the chimney corner at night staring drearily at my forever lost companion and friend, tied up my tongue. Example: A bereft landscape of sad browns and sepias of winter lay all about us, the marshland drearily protracting itself towards the wide river.