nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pustulous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pustule Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English pustulous From pustule + -ous. 1. Bearing pustules. 2. Resembling a pustule.
Word: under one's hat Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Concealed; confidential; secret. Labels: idiomatic Example: Orestes Jones kept his real ambitions under his hat until the time struck. Example: The Prime Minister jabbed his cigar at Sir Darius. 'I told you those Holmlanders had something under their hats...."
Word: unselfconsciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unselfconscious Middle English -ly English -ly English unselfconsciously From unselfconscious + -ly. 1. In a manner which is not self-conscious. Example: At the waterfall she quickly strips and washes, then stands and talks to me unselfconsciously naked, as, feeling very pale and clothed, I swim in my black bathing suit.
Word: cow parsley Part of Speech: noun 1. Anthriscus sylvestris, a weedy biennial umbellifer native to the Old World. Labels: uncountable Example: For the trip over the grass-covered sleepers and between the cow-parsley and briars, an open wagon was added to the usual combination of locomotive and coach, for the benefit of those who wanted to take photographs. 2. Any of a variety of plants of similar appearance. Labels: broadly, uncountable
Word: Barbaresco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian barbaresco, after the town where it is produced. Pronunciation: /ˌbɑɹbəˈɹɛskoʊ/, /ˌbɑɹbɑˈɹɛskoʊ/ 1. A strong red wine made in Piedmont from Nebbiolo grapes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: epis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of epi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Barolo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian barolo, named after Barolo, in whose area it is produced. Possible Celtic origin. Pronunciation: /bəˈɹəʊləʊ/, /bəˈɹoʊloʊ/, /bɑˈɹoʊloʊ/ 1. A full-bodied Piedmontese red wine made from Nebbiolo grapes. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: moscato Part of Speech: noun 1. A white grape variety used to make light, sweet white wine. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A wine made with this grape. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: death cap Part of Speech: noun 1. The deadly poisonous mushroom Amanita phalloides. Example: Erin Patterson has told a court that the majority of the mushrooms in a beef wellington dish served in her Leongatha home came from a local supermarket, but says she also accepts the dish contained death caps.
Word: death cap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a clipping of capacitor. 1. A potentially dangerous capacitor on the primary side of the power transformer in a guitar amp. Labels: slang
Word: aeneous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin aēneus (“made of copper or bronze”). 1. Bronze-colored. Example: They are unquestionably distinct from the B. velatus, — being not only more æneous and metallic, with their pubescence even coarser still, and of a much more golden hue, but their entire punctation is deeper and (particularly on the head) less dense[…]. Example: The normal colour of the whole upper surface is rich metallic green, in some examples having a more æneous or golden-green tint.
Word: bolete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bōlētus (“edible mushroom”), from Ancient Greek βωλίτης (bōlítēs). Pronunciation: /boʊˈlit/ 1. A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body. Example: The boletes, or fleshy pore fungi, are a conspicuous element of the summer and fall "mushroom" flora of Michigan. Example: When gathering boletes and other mushrooms for food, avoid picking from polluted habitats such as along heavily trafficked roads, along railroad tracks or power line clearings, near landfills or roadside litter dumps, and chemically treated lawns.
Word: boletes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bolete Labels: form-of, plural
Word: infelicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From in- + felicity, from Latin infelicitas. 1. The condition of being infelicitous. Labels: uncountable Example: The infelicity of this shift of subject only becomes apparent, again retrospectively, in line eight, directly after the reader's encounter with yet another inscrutable Spenserism […] 2. Something that is infelicitous or inappropriate Labels: countable Example: Returning to our own epistemic situation, we do not know the sense in which quantum mechanics and relativity will be taken to be approximately true after their descriptive infelicities are addressed.
Word: inferential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English inference Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English inferential From inference + -ial. 1. Of, pertaining to, or derived using inference.
Word: infighter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From infight + -er. 1. A person who engages in infighting. Example: Marx was one of the great infighters of all time, and a lot of his writing was topical and ad hominem—no-holds-barred disputes with thinkers now obscure and intricate interpretations of events largely forgotten.
Word: infinitival Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From infinitive + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to, or formed from an infinitive. Example: For example, we want to be able to stipulate in the lexical entry for persuade simply that it takes an NP and a clausal Complement ([...]). From the meaning of persuade, it will follow that the clausal Complement cannot be interrogative or exclamative. From independent word-order restrictions (an NP Complement must be positioned immediately adjacent to its sister V), it will follow that an NP Complement must precede the clausal Complement. Given that both Exceptional Clauses and Small Clauses must immediately follow a transitive Verb, it will follow that the clausal Complement of persuade cannot be an S or an SC, but rather must be an S-bar. Given that S-bar can be either finite or infinitival, we should expect to find that in the unmarked case, either type of clausal Complement is possible with persuade: and examples such as the following suggest that this is correct: (64) (a) Mary persuaded John [_(Sʼ) [_C that] he should resign] (64) (b) Mary persuaded John [_(Sʼ) [_C e] PRO to resign] Example: The verb following a modal auxiliary must be in infinitival (untensed) form, such as chase (and not chased, chases, chasing). 2. Having a function or usage similar to an infinitive.
Word: sepias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sepia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inflectional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inflection + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to inflection. 2. Of or pertaining to a point of inflection of a curve.
Word: on thin ice Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Suggesting a person skating or walking on a frozen-over body of water, at risk of breaking through and falling into the water. 1. In a dangerous, hazardous, or delicate situation; at risk. Labels: idiomatic Example: Ever since he was caught stealing office supplies, he has been on thin ice with his boss.
Word: on thin ice Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Suggesting a person skating or walking on a frozen-over body of water, at risk of breaking through and falling into the water. 1. Dangerously, hazardously, delicately. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: kill the messenger Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of shoot the messenger. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: To disbelieve the message and seek to kill the messenger will not destroy the message.
Word: shoot the messenger Part of Speech: verb 1. To blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it. Labels: humorous, idiomatic, sarcastic Example: I know you won't like this news, but please don't shoot the messenger.
Word: tipu Part of Speech: noun 1. A South American tree, Tipuana tipu, which is grown as an ornamental in mild-winter climates. Example: A tipu tree serves as an umbrella, while an Indonesian door on the wall carries the ethnic motif and an iron table and chairs keep it modern.
Word: inflictive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English inflict Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English inflictive From inflict + -ive. 1. Of, pertaining to or causing infliction
Word: inflight Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of in-flight. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: inflorescent Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to or causing inflorescence
Word: infold Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English infolden, equivalent to in- + fold. 1. To fold inwards. 2. To wrap up or inwrap; involve; inclose; enfold or envelop. Labels: transitive 3. To clasp with the arms; embrace. Labels: transitive
Word: infold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English infolden, equivalent to in- + fold. 1. Synonym of infolding.
Word: infuser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From infuse + -er. 1. A device used for preparing infusions
Word: ingrowing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English growing English ingrowing From in- + growing. 1. growing inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body)
Word: ingrown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- + grown. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈɡɹəʊn/, /ɪnˈɡɹoʊn/ 1. That has grown inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body) Example: an ingrown toenail
Word: bouclé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French bouclé, from boucler (“to buckle”). Pronunciation: /buːˈkleɪ/ 1. A fabric knitted or woven of uneven yarn with a surface of loops and curls. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Argent’s Metropolitan line was a sound investment, with its chemically treated bouclé cushions and Airform core. Example: He, too, showed up in style ahead of the game, wearing a custom bedazzled Amri combination of a bouclé shirt and matching shimmering trousers. 2. Yarn with multiple plies, one of which is looser than the others, producing loops and curls. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: inhalator Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪnhəˌleɪtəɹ/ 1. An inhaler. Labels: uncommon 2. A respirator. Labels: uncommon
Word: hakea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name. 1. A shrub of the genus Hakea, of Australia. Example: He […] knew that its beak must be powerful enough to crush a pine nut or hakea pod.
Word: inharmonious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English harmonious English inharmonious From in- + harmonious. 1. Not in harmony. 2. Of behaviour, events, ideas, etc.: lacking accord or agreement. Labels: broadly
Word: initiatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin initiāt-, past participial stem of initiō, + -ory. By surface analysis, initiate + -ory. 1. Of or pertaining to initiation. Example: The Auburn Knights of Honor will present the mock exposé of the initiatory ceremonies, given last year by the Lewiston lodge with such rich success, with new and improved details, in their hall, some time next month. 2. Inceptive, initial, inaugural or introductory. Example: some initiatory treatises in the law Example: Two initiatory rites of the same general import cannot exist together.
Word: initiatory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin initiāt-, past participial stem of initiō, + -ory. By surface analysis, initiate + -ory. 1. An introductory act or rite.
Word: injector Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inject + -or. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/ 1. One who, or that which, injects something. 2. One who, or that which, injects something. 3. One who, or that which, injects something. 4. An object that realizes a dependency injection.
Word: shit a brick Part of Speech: verb 1. To react strongly or excessively, especially in anger, fear, or astonishment. Labels: idiomatic, vulgar Example: If our boss finds out we did this and didn't tell him, he's gonna shit a brick. Example: When he saw that bull moose charging, he was about to shit a brick.
Word: inkiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inky 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 inkiness From inky + -ness. 1. The condition of or an instance of being inky. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Please excuse all the inkinesses—my pen dropped into the sand, and messed things up a bit
Word: inner-city Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in the central part of a city, especially an older, populous area of low-income or immigrant families. Example: Four years later, when the site of cultural panic had shifted from the threat of inner-city black youth to the moral decay and deviant behavior of relatively privileged, middle-class white youth, Kids was released. Example: [...] after the original Victorian station was demolished and then entombed in concrete in the 1960s, Birmingham New Street became a byword for the worst excesses of the much-loathed Brutalist architecture so widely used to reconstruct inner-city post-war Britain.
Word: inner-directed Part of Speech: adj 1. Tending to follow one's own rules rather than those of society
Word: innerspring Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From inner + spring. 1. That is constructed using springs enclosed within a padded fabric cover Labels: not-comparable
Word: innumerate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English numerate English innumerate From in- + numerate. 1. Lacking numeracy. Example: The worry is that we, as a society, will become innumerate, not just illiterate. A.I. appears to be exacerbating an alarming trend in which our basic education is failing our young citizens.
Word: innumerate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English numerate English innumerate From in- + numerate. 1. One who lacks numeracy skills. Example: Some innumerates simply refuse to accept that this decade, this century, this millennium all began on Jan. 1, 2001.
Word: inquietude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin inquiētūdō. 1. A condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Yet, I confess, my frankness has involved me in many after thoughts and inquietudes; inquietudes, which all my reasoning is, at times, insufficient to allay. Example: The consciousness of having done amiss, had exposed her to a thousand inquietudes, and made her captious and irritable to a degree that must have been—that had been—hard for him to bear.
Word: inquisitional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English inquisition Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English inquisitional From inquisition + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to an inquisition.
Word: inquisitorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English inquisitory Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English inquisitorial From inquisitory + -ial. Pronunciation: /ɪnˌkwɪzɪˈtɔːɹiəl/, /ɪnˌkwɪzəˈtɔɹiəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the Inquisition. Example: To parody the inquisitorial rhetoric of another age, I am not now, nor have I ever been, a boy-lover. 2. In a manner of inquisition or inquisitors. Example: Those few who by some luck happen to escape the madness of social hypnotization are afraid to give expression to their thoughts, because they are terrorized by the inquisitorial intolerance of crazed mobs and frenzied nations. 3. Describing a trial system in which the prosecutor also acts as judge.
Word: curl up Part of Speech: verb 1. to curl, make curly, shape into curls Labels: transitive Example: Rollers are a good way to curl up your hair. 2. to become curly Labels: intransitive 3. to coil or shrivel, make into a coil Labels: transitive 4. to become coiled or shriveled Labels: intransitive 5. to shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection. Labels: intransitive Example: curl up with a good book Example: He smiled a kind of sickly smile, and curled up on the floor.
Word: insentience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English sentience English insentience From in- + sentience. 1. The condition of being insentient Labels: uncountable
Word: insinuative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English insinuate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English insinuative From insinuate + -ive. 1. Tending to insinuate; insinuating
Word: insipidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin īnsipiditās. By surface analysis, insipid + -ity. 1. The condition of being insipid; insipidness. Labels: uncountable Example: 1735, Alexander Pope, The Dunciad, Book I, Notes Variorum, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, Volume 2, London: Lawton Gilliver, p. 98, Nahum Tate was Poet Laureate, a cold writer, of no invention, but sometimes translated tolerably when befriended by Mr. Dryden. In his second part of Absalom and Achitophel are above two hundred admirable lines together of that great hand, which strongly shine through the insipidity of the rest. Example: Her complexion was sallow; and her features small, without beauty, and naturally without expression; but a lucky contraction of the brow had rescued her countenance from the disgrace of insipidity, by giving it the strong characters of pride and ill nature. 2. Something that is insipid; an insipid utterance, sight, object, etc. Labels: countable Example: The lovers of beauty, preferring what is dull to what is offensive, will rather doze over the inanities and insipidities of a drowsy dilettantism, than choose to be irritated into wakeful attention by ugly contours, disproportioned figures, and ill-assorted colours, drawn and arranged after the hard and ignorant manner of the early Christian painters, and imbued with the childish symbolism of the dismal Middle Ages. Example: […] Gilbert literally educated the English public away from the popular insipidities to which they had grown accustomed, up to a standard of taste to which all future writers of operetta must aspire.
Word: instituter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From institute + -er. 1. A person who institutes something
Word: insurable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English insure Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English insurable From insure + -able. 1. Capable of being insured. Example: On Saturday Mr Bellitzer goes to Luneburg Mansions and the Hon. Mrs Straithwaite shows him the necklace. He examines it carefully, assesses its insurable value up to five thousand, two hundred and fifty pounds, and reports us to that effect.
Word: insurable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English insure Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English insurable From insure + -able. 1. A person or thing that can be insured.
Word: insurgence Part of Speech: noun 1. An uprising or rebellion; an insurrection. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He felt the stress and strain of life, its fevers and sweats and wild insurgences—surely this was the stuff to write about! He wanted to glorify the leaders of forlorn hopes, the mad lovers, the giants that fought under stress and strain, amid terror and tragedy, making life crackle with the strength of their endeavor.
Word: insurrectionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English insurrection 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 insurrectionist From insurrection + -ist. 1. A person who provokes or takes part in an insurrection. Example: It comes from the Latin insurgo, meaning “to rise up within”: so insurrectionists are, etymologically, the same as “insurgents”, even if that is normally a word for those who do not meekly accept western military rule. Example: Defining the mostly white crowd that stormed the Capitol on January 6 as “insurrectionists” does more than set a narrative mood, it represents a major narrative shift—expanding the traditional role of the insurrectionist beyond the Black actor to the white one.
Word: insurrectionist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English insurrection 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 insurrectionist From insurrection + -ist. 1. Involved in or characterized by insurrection. Labels: not-comparable Example: The atmosphere was undeniably insurrectionist in nature, yet the police response was languid to the extent that one woman asked an officer when they would be leaving because "they have to fix up." Example: The insurrectionist movement is mainstream, not simply confined to the political fringe.
Word: insusceptible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English susceptible English insusceptible From in- + susceptible. 1. Not susceptible.
Word: intellectualism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English intellectual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English intellectualism From intellectual + -ism. 1. The use or development of the intellect. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I don't think much of you yet — I wish I could — though you do go talking and lecturing up and down the country to crowded audiences, and are busy with all sorts of philanthropic intellectualism, and circulating libraries and museums, and Heaven only knows what besides, and try to make us think, through newspaper reports, that you are, even as we, of the working classes. 2. The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The use of mental attributes as a criterion or value. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: intercessor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late 15th century, from Latin intercessor, from Latin intercēdō, from inter (“between”) + cēdō (“to go”) (English cede), literally “go-between”. Pronunciation: /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌsɛsə(ɹ)/ 1. One who intercedes, particularly 2. One who intercedes, particularly Example: Kings were revered, in many cases not merely as priests, that is, as intercessors between man and god, but as themselves gods... 3. One who intercedes, particularly Example: St Mary the Intercessor 4. One who intercedes, particularly
Word: intercessory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From intercession + -ory. 1. Of or pertaining to intercession. Example: Near-synonym: intercedent
Word: intercollegiate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English collegiate English intercollegiate From inter- + collegiate. 1. Between colleges. Labels: not-comparable Example: The substance of most of these chapters has been given in my college lectures, our present intercollegiate scheme of lecturing (now in operation for about twelve years) offering great facilities for the prosecution of any special studies which happen to suit the taste and capacity of some particular lecturer and a selection of the students. Example: A certain Phyllis Styles, an intercollegiate prom-trotter, had failed to get her yearly invitation to the Harvard-Princeton game.
Word: intercollegiate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English collegiate English intercollegiate From inter- + collegiate. 1. A competition between colleges. Example: We want to do better in the intercollegiates. We think we are strong enough for the dual meets, but we want to make a better show in the intercollegiates.
Word: intercommunicate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English communicate English intercommunicate From inter- + communicate. Pronunciation: /ɪn.tə(ɹ).kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪt/ 1. To communicate mutually, one with another. Labels: intransitive Example: There is also a growing number of teleradio stations on small inter-island craft. All these stations communicate with or through Vila, but may intercommunicate by permission. 2. To be interconnected. Labels: intransitive Example: The two vehicles of each unit intercommunicate through a vestibule type corridor connection similar to that obtaining in long-distance passenger stock. Example: […] but in analysing the more highly developed houses, where the pavilions are integrated architecturally with other rooms at the ends of the hall, the possibility that they intercommunicated with them cannot be ignored.
Word: interconnection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnexiōder. Latin connexionemder. Middle English connexiounder. English connection English interconnection From inter- + connection. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.tɚ.kəˈnɛk.ʃən/ 1. A connection (physical or logical) between multiple things Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As socialists we see the interconnection between the institutions of classism, sexism, and racism in our personal working lives. Example: Nemo Link is one example of the value of interconnection between mainland Europe and Great Britain. 2. A connection (physical or logical) between multiple things Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Based on the latest data by ENTSO-E, there are 82 interconnections between the EU and its ten neighbouring countries, affecting 22 borders: Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine at the Eastern EU border, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Serbia in the Balkans, Turkey, as well as Morocco in the Southern Mediterranean. 3. The connecting of renewable-energy systems to the power grid Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A dozen states have implemented policies for interconnection.
Word: interfile Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English file English interfile From inter- + file. 1. To file (something) between or among existing entries. Labels: transitive
Word: intergovernmental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English government English -al English governmental English intergovernmental From inter- + governmental. 1. Of, relating to, or involving two or more governments. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interlink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English link English interlink From inter- + link. 1. To link together. Labels: intransitive 2. To link (two or more things) together. Labels: transitive
Word: interlink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English link English interlink From inter- + link. 1. A link of this kind.
Word: intermix Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English mix English intermix From inter- + mix. Pronunciation: /ˌɪntəˈmɪks/, /ˌɪn(t)ɚˈmɪks/, [ˌɪnɾ̃ɚˈmɪks] 1. To mix together; to intermingle or blend. Labels: transitive Example: Either that, or “you have two different groups of hominins with two totally different toolmaking traditions occupying the same landscape at the same time yet never intermixing,” said the study’s lead author, Daniel Adler, an anthropologist at the University of Connecticut.
Word: intermix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English mix English intermix From inter- + mix. Pronunciation: /ˌɪntəˈmɪks/, /ˌɪn(t)ɚˈmɪks/, [ˌɪnɾ̃ɚˈmɪks] 1. An intermixture; the product of mixing together Example: This idealized structure may not exist in reality, considering the high divorce rate and the intermixes of maternal-paternal dominance characteristics.
Word: internationalist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English international 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 internationalist From international + -ist. 1. Of or pertaining to internationalism.
Word: internationalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English international 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 internationalist From international + -ist. 1. An advocate of internationalism. 2. A proponent of proletarian internationalism. Example: A thorough-going internationalist, Marshall was a leading Boston organizer for the Peoples Anti-War Mobilization march of 100,000 at the Pentagon in 1981. Example: I'm sure Hitler has more than a few enemies even in Germany. Germany too has its internationalists and its revolutionary workers. 3. A player representing their country in a team sport. Labels: Scotland
Word: internationalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English international Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English internationalize From international + -ize. 1. To make something international; to involve multiple nations in. Labels: ambitransitive Example: I must say there is something to be said, don't you agree darling, and I rather hope they'll internationalize the cosmic wireless and save us from some of this defatigating news.
Word: internist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Internist, corresponding to intern (“internal”) + -ist. 1. A physician who specialises in internal medicine. Labels: US
Word: interrelate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English relate English interrelate From inter- + relate. 1. To form relationships between multiple things. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The inability of the gay movement as a whole to interrelate AIDS work with the many other items on its political agenda left vast segments of the lesbian and gay community sitting on the sidelines wondering how and why to plug in.
Word: interrelationship Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English relationship English interrelationship From inter- + relationship. Pronunciation: /ˌɪntə.ɹɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/, /ˌɪntɚ.ɹɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/ 1. Between multiple relationships; interrelation Labels: not-comparable
Word: interrelationship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English relationship English interrelationship From inter- + relationship. Pronunciation: /ˌɪntə.ɹɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/, /ˌɪntɚ.ɹɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/ 1. A relationship between multiple things.
Word: intersession Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English session English intersession From inter- + session. 1. Between sessions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intersession Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English session English intersession From inter- + session. 1. A break between semesters. Labels: US
Word: interurban Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English urban English interurban From inter- + urban. 1. Of, pertaining to, involving or joining two or more urban centres. Labels: not-comparable Example: One of the commercial attachés of the Department of Commerce in South America transmits the name and address of an engineer who desires to receive full information relative to an automotor for an interurban railway.
Word: interurban Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English urban English interurban From inter- + urban. 1. An electric railway carrying mainly passengers between two or more urban centres. Labels: US Example: interurban car, interurban line, interurban railroad Example: On the steam roads, the engine, representing with its tender an enormous weight, is required to generate enough power not only for its own propulsion, but drag after it a train of cars. Several important consequences result from this difference between steam and electric traction. First, on the electric railway single cars may be used, taking their power as required under such headway as may be required to accommodate the traffic, while the steam engine must for the sake of economy be loaded somewhere near its capacity, so that the service is necessarily less frequent than that offered by the interurban.
Word: creatrices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of creatrix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spoonfeed Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of spoon-feed. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: unsayably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English unsayable Middle English -ly English -ly English unsayably From unsayable + -ly. 1. In a manner which is inexpressible or is not describable. Labels: rare Example: The aim of TLP is not get us to recognize something that is unsayably true of reality, but rather to cure us of any attempt to represent to ourselves something about reality that cannot be said. Example: It is only because we can embrace imperatives that cohere with a force beyond being and beyond the world that we can, exceptionally, act as absolutely and "unsayably" free. 2. In a manner which is not permitted or is inappropriate for expression. Labels: rare Example: Although Lynch fails to examine what is unsayably taboo in the Arab forum, he does show how few programmes feature the environment, unemployment, health, child abuse or anything else that affects everyday life—except politics.
Word: spoonfeeds Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈspuːnfiːdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spoonfeed Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: spoonfeeding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈspuːnfiːdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of spoonfeed Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spoonfed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈspu(ː)n.fɛd/ 1. simple past and past participle of spoonfeed Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Saffer Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or inhabitant of South Africa. Labels: offensive, slang, sometimes
Word: seed pit Part of Speech: noun 1. A single seed in the center of a cherry, peach, plum, olive, avocado or other fruit. Example: Near-synonym: pip
Word: slab Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English sclabbe, slabbe, of uncertain origin; possibly from *slap, related to dialectal slappel (“portion, piece”), along with slape (“slippery”), sleip (“smooth piece of timber”), borrowed through Old Norse sleipr from Proto-Germanic *slaipaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyb-. See also Norwegian sleip (“slippery”) and Icelandic sleipur. Pronunciation: /slæb/ 1. To make into a slab. Labels: transitive 2. To destroy (a structure) so completely as to leave only the foundation slab visible. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Multiple homes were slabbed by the monster tornado.
Word: slab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Scottish Gaelic slàib (“mud”) and Irish slaba (“muddy flat”), and English slop (“puddle”). Pronunciation: /slæb/ 1. Mud, sludge, or other viscous matter. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Some do also plant oziers in their eights, like quick-sets, thick, and (near the water) keep them not more than half a foot above ground; but then they must be diligently cleansed from moss, slab, and ouze, and frequently prun'd (especially the smaller spires) to form single shoots;[…].
Word: slab Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare Scottish Gaelic slàib (“mud”) and Irish slaba (“muddy flat”), and English slop (“puddle”). Pronunciation: /slæb/ 1. Thick; viscous. Labels: archaic Example: Make the gruel thick and slab:
Word: slab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Acronym of Slow, Loud And Bangin'. This term been popularized through the southern rap genre of hip-hop, most notably by rappers such as Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Lil' Keke, and others. Pronunciation: /slæb/ 1. A car that has been modified with equipment such as loudspeakers, lights, special paint, hydraulics, and other accessories. Labels: Southern-US, slang Example: Pull me over, try to check my slab Example: I'mma swang, I'mma swing my slab lean to the left
Word: slab Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /slæb/ 1. A bird, the wryneck. Labels: British, dialectal, obsolete
Word: slab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From syllable. Pronunciation: /slæb/ 1. A sequence of 12 adjacent bits, serving as a byte in some computers.
Word: spanging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From spang + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈspæŋɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of spang Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: spanging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From spange + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈspeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of spange Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: panther cap Part of Speech: noun 1. The highly poisonous agaric Amanita pantherina.
Word: penalty try Part of Speech: noun 1. An awarding of seven points (equivalent to scoring a try + conversion) to a team whose opponents have prevented, by misconduct, a try being scored.
Word: blood replacement Part of Speech: noun 1. A temporary substitution for a visibly bleeding player who must leave the field of play for first-aid treatment.
Word: drop goal Part of Speech: noun 1. A goal scored by kicking the ball through the goal from open play, after the ball has touched the ground.
Word: fisticuffer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fisticuff + -er. 1. A person who engages in fisticuffs; a pugilist. Labels: archaic
Word: quarter-finalist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English quarter-final 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 quarter-finalist From quarter-final + -ist. 1. Somebody or something that appears in a quarter-final of a competition.
Word: semi-finalist Part of Speech: noun 1. Somebody or something that appears in a semi-final of a competition.
Word: half-volley Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of half volley. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: child labor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of child labour. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: dog fight Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of dogfight. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cool one's jets Part of Speech: verb 1. To become less excited, intense, or active; to exercise self-restraint. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: Star Wars fans who positively can't cool their jets until the 19 May opening of Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace need wait no longer than until early May. Example: Belle's boyfriend Jesse (Henry Simmons) is left to cool his jets while his woman bangs around the New York area.
Word: crock of shit Part of Speech: noun 1. Nonsense, rubbish. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: What a crock of shit. Example: ‘When people ask me what it was like to be RD Laing's son,’ he says, ‘I tell them it was a crock of shit.’ He laughs, shaking his head.
Word: Witwer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Witwer. 1. A surname from German.
Word: arachnophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arachno- + -phobe. Piecewise doublet of araneophobe. 1. A person who fears spiders.
Word: thinke Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete spelling of think. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: dogfights Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of dogfight Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dogfights Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dogfight Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Kaitij Part of Speech: name 1. An Australian Aboriginal language.
Word: submetacentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English metacentric English submetacentric From sub- + metacentric. 1. (of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a long arm, and a short arm Labels: not-comparable Example: Human chromosome 2 is submetacentric.
Word: submetacentric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English metacentric English submetacentric From sub- + metacentric. 1. A submetacentric chromosome.
Word: dubious honor Part of Speech: noun 1. The supposed honor of being selected to do a difficult or unpopular task or the supposed honor associated with receiving a questionable award. Labels: US Example: "I have the dubious honor of being in charge of fundraising for roof repair on the town youth gymnasium." Meaning, it's an honor to be tasked yet something unwanted. Example: "The big league athlete had the dubious honor of being voted 'Most Difficult to Interview' by the sportswriters." An ironic honor, so to speak.
Word: vivianite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after its discoverer English mineralogist Jeffrey G. Vivian in 1817. 1. A blue, green or colourless mineral of monoclinic crystals, Fe₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Using the rover's organic chemical detector to analyze the spots, scientists at Caltech and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) found iron, phosphorus and sulfur arranged in patterns consistent with minerals like vivianite (hydrated iron phosphate) and greigite (iron sulfide) that could have "potentially been made by ancient life."
Word: rah-rah Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Reduplication of (hur)rah, as used in cheering at sporting competitions. 1. Marked by noisy enthusiasm. Example: “I turned on Fox News yesterday, and I’m sorry, but it was like watching Russian propaganda,” she said on her Monday show. “There was nothing skeptical. It was all rah-rah cheerleading, yes, let’s go. […] I believe in President Trump, but there are serious reasons to just exercise a note of caution before we just get on the rah-rah train.”
Word: rah-rah Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Reduplication of (hur)rah, as used in cheering at sporting competitions. 1. An expression of enthusiasm, expressed by high school and college cheerleaders at sporting events.
Word: rah-rah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reduplication of (hur)rah, as used in cheering at sporting competitions. 1. Ellipsis of rah-rah skirt. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: rah-rah Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Reduplication of (hur)rah, as used in cheering at sporting competitions. 1. To express noisy enthusiasm (about). Labels: ambitransitive Example: […] the official gen-art person was rah-rahing the organization how great and fabulous they are and i just wanted to roll my eyes. they were taking themselves quite seriously it reminded me of when we used to throw those charity fashion show parties in college […] Example: People rah-rahed about her good fortune of marrying a Prince, but no one, not even Diana had an inkling of what destiny had in store for her.
Word: coacher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coach + -er. 1. A person who coaches or gives instruction; a coach. 2. A coachman. Labels: obsolete 3. A coach horse. 4. A tame animal used as a lure to attract wild beasts, especially cattle. Labels: Australia Example: Bo said, ‘No good having a trap yard without a bunch of coachers.’
Word: kilometres Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kilometre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Cnut Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Canute. 1. A male given name from Old Norse, an alternative spelling of Canute (Scandinavian Knut) in historical context.
Word: milliarcsecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English arcsecond English milliarcsecond From milli- + arcsecond. 1. A unit of angle equal to one thousandth of an arcsecond (used especially in astronomy)
Word: milliarcseconds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of milliarcsecond Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Knute Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name.
Word: Greifswald Part of Speech: name 1. A town, the administrative seat of Vorpommern-Greifswald district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Word: apivorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin apis (“bee”) + -vorous. 1. That feeds on bees
Word: larvivorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From larva + -vorous. 1. That feed on the larvae of insects
Word: piscivorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin piscivorus. By surface analysis, piscivore + -ous or pisci- + -vorous. Pronunciation: /pɪˈsɪvəɹəs/ 1. That feeds on fish; fish-eating.
Word: sanguivorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sangui- + -vorous. 1. That feeds on blood; bloodsucking, hematophagous
Word: apivore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin apis (“bee”) + -vore. 1. An organism that eats or consumes bees.