nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: overvoltage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English voltage English overvoltage From over- + voltage. 1. The difference between the electric potential of an electrode or cell under the passage of a current and the thermodynamic value of the electrode or cell potential in the absence of electrolysis. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The hazardous condition that occurs when the voltage in a circuit is raised above that for which it was designed. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: overvoltage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English voltage English overvoltage From over- + voltage. 1. To raise the voltage of a circuit beyond that for which it was designed.
Word: overpotential Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English potential English overpotential From over- + potential. 1. The difference between the electric potential of an electrode or cell under the passage of a current and the thermodynamic value of the electrode or cell potential in the absence of electrolysis. Example: One of the factors that limits their development and use is that known anode and cathode electrocatalysts produce useful current densities only at high overpotentials.
Word: packet switching Part of Speech: noun 1. A means of directing digitally encoded information in a communication network from its source to its destination, in which messages may be divided into smaller entities called packets, each of which travels independently through the network in paths based on moment-to-moment routing decisions made by the nodes through which they pass. Labels: uncountable
Word: vygie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans diminutive of vy(g) (“fig”), from Dutch vijg (“fig”). 1. Any plant of the subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae, succulent groundcovers. Labels: South-Africa
Word: silazane Part of Speech: noun 1. any hydride of silicon and nitrogen having a chain of alternating silicon and nitrogen atoms; any hydrocarbyl derivative of such compounds
Word: autoglossonym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + glossonym. Pronunciation: /ˌɔː.təʊˈɡlɒ.sə.nɪm/, /ˌɔː.toʊˈɡlɑ.sə.nɪm/, /ˌɑː.toʊˈɡlɑ.sə.nɪm/ 1. The name of a language in that specific language. Example: "Nederlands" is the autoglossonym of Dutch.
Word: silylene Part of Speech: noun 1. The silicon analogue of a carbene R₂Si 2. The silicon analogue of methylene SiH₂
Word: puffadder Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of puff adder. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: spiro compound Part of Speech: noun 1. Any polycyclic compound having a single atom (usually carbon) as the only common member of two rings.
Word: stannoxane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of stannum + siloxane. By surface analysis, stann- + ox- + -ane. 1. any compound formally derived from a siloxane by replacing each silicon atom with tin
Word: stannylene Part of Speech: noun 1. stannylidene
Word: stannylidene Part of Speech: noun 1. The tin analog of a carbene R₂Sn
Word: saeculum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin saeculum. Doublet of secle. 1. A cyclical period of time, roughly equal to the time needed for the complete renewal of a human population: Labels: Ancient-Rome, historical Example: According to legend, the gods had allotted a certain number of saecula to every people or civilization; the Etruscans, for example, had been given ten saecula. 2. A cyclical period of time, roughly equal to the time needed for the complete renewal of a human population: Labels: Ancient-Rome, broadly, historical Example: At the time of the reign of emperor Augustus, the Romans decided that a saeculum was 110 years. Example: Because new ages are retrodictive as well as prospective, Augustus had his hierarchs discover (post hoc) that his were the fifth Secular Games since the founding of Rome, and that a saeculum was historically a period of 110 years. 3. An approximately 85-year cycle in Strauss-Howe generational theory, a highly controversial sociological theory that postulates that zeitgeist and popular cultural values exist along recurring cycles. Example: Despite skepticism regarding the degree of forecasting, the authors' presentation of historical events is comprehensive and arguments for their organization into a cyclical method of four era saeculums convincing.
Word: star macromolecule Part of Speech: noun 1. A macromolecule having a single branch point from which linear chains (or arms) emanate. Labels: physical
Word: regular star macromolecule Part of Speech: noun 1. a star macromolecule having identical arms
Word: variegated star macromolecule Part of Speech: noun 1. A star macromolecule having arms composed of different types or numbers of monomers.
Word: star polymer Part of Speech: noun 1. a polymer composed of star macromolecules
Word: stibanylidene Part of Speech: noun 1. the antimony analogue of a carbene RSb
Word: stibinidene Part of Speech: noun 1. stibanylidene
Word: styphnate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From styphnic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). 1. Any salt or ester of styphnic acid. Example: The microdetonators, manufactured commercially, utilize a material that includes lead styphnate. This detonator is readily ignited by laser energy but is relatively insensitive to other stimuli.
Word: styphnic acid Part of Speech: noun 1. a nitro substituted di-phenol, 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene-1,3-diol, used in the manufacture of dyes, explosives etc Labels: uncountable
Word: oceanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ōceanicus; equivalent to ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/, /ˌəʊsiˈænɪk/ 1. Of or relating to the ocean. 2. Living in, produced by, or frequenting the ocean. Example: Nevertheless, the capacity of fleshy fruits to be dispersed by oceanic currents (resulting from their floatability and viability after prolonged exposure to saltwater) cannot be evaluated without empirical experimentation [3 ,7 ,10 ,16 ]. 3. Resembling an ocean in vastness or extent. 4. Having a climate that has a relatively small difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest times of the year, and relatively high rainfall
Word: Oceanic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to Oceania; Oceanian. Labels: not-comparable Example: An engaging explanation of Oceanic art and an important gateway to wider appreciation of Oceanic heritage and visual culture 2. Of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family. Labels: not-comparable
Word: stops Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stɒps/, /stɑps/ 1. plural of stop Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stops Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stɒps/, /stɑps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beginnings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of beginning Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nicety Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nicetee, from Old French niceté (“simpleness, foolishness”), from nice (“simple, foolish”); equivalent to nice + -e- + -ty. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪsɪti/ 1. A small detail or distinction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We met the new captain while we were taking enemy fire and were unable to observe the niceties of formal introductions. Example: the fineness and niceties of words 2. Subtlety or precision of use; exactness; preciseness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A rocket-propelled grenade doesn't have the nicety of a sniper round, but you must admit its effectiveness. Example: Afterwards I took it back when it was borne in upon me startlingly with what extreme nicety he had estimated the time requisite for the ‘affair.’ 3. A delicacy of character or feeling usually from excessive refinement; fastidiousness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [I]f you knew how Selina feels with respect to sleeping at an inn, you would not wonder at Mrs. Churchill’s making incredible exertions to avoid it. Selina says it is quite horror to her—and I believe I have caught a little of her nicety. 4. Synonym of social nicety. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To be sure, 2012 marks an emphatic end to the bygone courtesy of allowing the other campaign to have its convention moment. But the traditional nicety began unraveling at least two or three election cycles ago. Example: “That was so lovely. But how come none of you ever said any of this to me?” “Because we're vampires, my squeaky-voiced, fucking berserk, nutjob, idiot friend. And sometimes we're not too good with the old niceties and kindness towards those we care about. But our hearts... are full of love.” “He's not wrong.” “I am so embarrassed.” 5. That which is delicate to the taste. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: nicety Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English nicetee, from Old French niceté (“simpleness, foolishness”), from nice (“simple, foolish”); equivalent to nice + -e- + -ty. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪsɪti/ 1. Behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way that is seemingly, or perceived as, pleasant or agreeable. Example: Now, believe me, I know just how tempting it is to come back with a snarky reply in the comments of these videos. I've done it here and there just to scratch the itch. It's because I've had a lot of training on how to be nicety. It was a survival tactic at Tesla. It has literally become an automatic response for me.
Word: commandment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command. Pronunciation: /kəˈmɑːndmənt/, /kəˈmændmənt/, /kəˈmændɪmənt/, /kəˈmændɪˌmɛnt/ 1. A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A new commandement I giue vnto you, That yee loue one another, as I haue loued you, that yee alſo loue one another. Example: But besides having the bent of the affections towards Him, and desiring His favour, His near presence with us, there is that great rule of His, “This is love, that we walk after His commandments.” 2. Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict. Labels: archaic, countable, humorous, uncountable Example: Pau. Pray you then, / Conduct me to the Queene. / Gao. I may not (Madam) / To the contrary I haue expreſſe commandment. Example: The HIG delivers Apple's design commandments, the company's definition of what it means to be a good iPhone citizen. 3. The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The act of commanding; exercise of authority. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: To rule, is vnderſtoode to haue the higheſt and ſupreme authoritie of commaundement. Example: Speake you ſo gently? Pardon me I pray you, / I thought that all things had bin ſauage heere, / And therefore put I on the countenance / Of ſterne command'ment.
Word: Commandment Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the Ten Commandments.
Word: Vascon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Derived from Latin Vascones; the name may have originally been borrowed through Spanish vascón, vasco. Doublet of Gascon. 1. Of or relating to the Vascons, a people of ancient Iberia, thought to be the ancestors of the Basque. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or relating to the Vascon language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Vascon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from Latin Vascones; the name may have originally been borrowed through Spanish vascón, vasco. Doublet of Gascon. 1. One of the ancient Vascon people. Labels: countable
Word: Vascon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from Latin Vascones; the name may have originally been borrowed through Spanish vascón, vasco. Doublet of Gascon. 1. The language of the Vascons.
Word: 24-7 Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of twenty-four seven. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: 24-7 Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of twenty-four seven. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: 24-7 Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of twenty-four seven. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: highness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hyghnesse; equivalent to high + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪnəs/ 1. The state of being high. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 'It is as high as heaven, what canst thou do?' It is as the highnesses of heaven: take all the heights and elevations, all the spheres and altitudes of heaven, and try if thou canst reach them with thy short arm; yea, climb up the highest storeys, the loftiest pinnacles, […] 2. A title of respect when referring to a prince or princess. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: there's no accounting for taste Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Adaptation of Latin de gustibus non est disputandum. 1. In subjective matters of taste, people have wildly different opinions; disagreements about matters of taste cannot be objectively resolved.
Word: Highness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Italian altezza, from Late Latin altitia, from altus + -itia, equivalent to high + -ness. See highness for formation of the English term. 1. The style of a prince, princess or someone of equivalent rank. 2. The style of an emperor or king. Labels: obsolete
Word: program slicer Part of Speech: noun 1. A software analysis tool that displays data links and related characteristics to enable a programmer to track the effects of proposed changes.
Word: pictorial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pictōrius (“of painting”) + -al, from pictor (“painter”). Pronunciation: /pɪkˈtɔɹi.əl/ 1. Of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures. 2. Described or otherwise represented as if in a picture; graphic or vivid. Example: Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story. 3. Stylistically similar to a painting, especially following the conventions of pictorialism.
Word: pictorial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pictōrius (“of painting”) + -al, from pictor (“painter”). Pronunciation: /pɪkˈtɔɹi.əl/ 1. A newspaper or magazine with many pictures, or section thereof. Example: Sunday Pictorial 2. An article primarily featuring many photographs, or simply a collection of photographs. Example: The budding starlet is featured in a pictorial in a glossy magazine next week. 3. A stamp featuring a vignette of local scenery or culture. Example: beautiful Pictorials, topicals, commemoratives, airmails. Introductory selection 40% discount. Ralph Rice, 15 Longlane, West Hartford 7, Conn.
Word: confederate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1387, in Middle english; inherited from Middle English confederat(e) (“confederated, allied, associated in a plot; united or bound, as in friendship or troth”), borrowed from Late Latin cōnfoederātus perfect passive participle of cōnfoederō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. By surface analysis, con- + federate. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛdəɹət/ 1. Of, relating to, or united in a confederacy 2. Banded together; allied. Example: All the swords / In Italy, and her confederate arms, / Could not have made this peace. Example: Hour after hour, remote from the world's throng, Work, contest, fame, all life's confederate pleas 3. Confederated. Labels: archaic, obsolete Example: Remember as thou read'ſt, thy promiſe paſt : I do repent me, reade not my name there, My heart is not confederate with my hand. Example: And it was told the house of Dauid, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim: and his heart was moued, and the heart of his people as the trees of the wood are mooued with the wind.
Word: confederate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1387, in Middle english; inherited from Middle English confederat(e) (“confederated, allied, associated in a plot; united or bound, as in friendship or troth”), borrowed from Late Latin cōnfoederātus perfect passive participle of cōnfoederō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. By surface analysis, con- + federate. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛdəɹət/ 1. A member of a confederacy. 2. An accomplice in a plot. Example: By'th'vvay, vve met my vvife, her ſiſter, and a rabble more Of vilde confederates : […] Example: He found some of his confederates in gaol. 3. An accomplice in a plot. Example: So how do you win the imitation game? “Just be yourself,” a past confederate advises Christian. But what does it mean to “be yourself”?
Word: confederate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1531; borrowed from Late Latin cōnfoederātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Doublet of (obsolete) confeder. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛdəɹeɪt/ 1. To unite persons or states in a league, confederacy or conspiracy; to ally, league. Labels: ambitransitive Example: With them the gods were confederated to break barbarian arrogance. Example: All persons who conspire confederate and agree to murder any person whether a subject of Her Majesty or not and whether within the Queen's dominions or not, […] shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than ten years.
Word: Confederate Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the Confederate States of America. Labels: historical, not-comparable Example: Yes. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s Attorney General and the unfortunate result of Dobby the house elf’s one-night stand with the Confederate flag, got in trouble this-, (enjoy!) got in trouble this week for undisclosed meetings with Russia’s ambassadors, something which, in itself, is not against the law. 2. Of or relating to the political movement in favour of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada. Labels: historical, not-comparable 3. Of or relating to Confederate Ireland or the Irish Confederate Wars. Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: Confederate Part of Speech: noun 1. A citizen of the Confederate States of America. Labels: historical Example: In fact, I heard everything in the world except that the Confederates lost the war. When I was ten years old, it was a violent shock to learn that General Lee had been defeated. 2. A supporter of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada. Labels: historical 3. A supporter of Irish Catholic self-rule during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Labels: historical
Word: pending Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɛndɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of pend Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pending Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpɛndɪŋ/ 1. Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation. Labels: not-comparable 2. Begun but not completed. Labels: not-comparable 3. About to happen; imminent or impending. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pending Part of Speech: prep Pronunciation: /ˈpɛndɪŋ/ 1. While waiting for something; until. Example: Pending the outcome of the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty. 2. During. Example: Pending the investigation, the police officer is suspended from duty.
Word: according as Part of Speech: adv 1. Precisely as; the same as; just as; corresponding to the way in which. (Now often expressing accordance with two or more alternatives.) Labels: not-comparable Example: Is all things well, According as I gave directions? Example: The land which the Lord will give you according as he hath promised. 2. To the proportion or degree that. Labels: not-comparable 3. Depending on whether. Labels: not-comparable
Word: shifted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of shift Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pictured Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of picture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pictured Part of Speech: adj 1. furnished with pictures 2. represented by a picture
Word: slicer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English slice Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English slicer From slice + -er. 1. Someone or something that slices. 2. A broad, flat knife. 3. A slicing cucumber. Example: These are American slicers. But there are many types of cucumbers out there other than American slicers. 4. A piece of software that converts a model into a series of thin layers for 3D printing. 5. A kind of data filter used in data visualization. 6. A machine that cuts meats, also named a deli slicer.
Word: fosse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fosse, from Old French fosse, from Latin fossa (“ditch, trench”). Pronunciation: /fɒs/, /fɔs/, /fɑs/, [fɔ̟s] 1. A ditch or moat. Example: [T]he ground was […] scattered with the masses of ruined buildings, that had formerly been part of the outward fortifications, but of which some were fallen into the fosse, and others overgrown with alder, ash, and arbeal. Example: Elberich endeavours to persuade her to become a Christian, and espouse Otnit; and to convince her of the incapacity of her gods, he tumbles their images into the fosse. 2. Alternative form of fossa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fossa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin fossa (“a ditch, trench, fosse”). Doublet of fosse. Pronunciation: /ˈfɒsə/, /ˈfɑsə/, /ˈfɔsə/ 1. A pit, groove, cavity, or depression. 2. A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.
Word: fossa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: [Alt: Cryptoprocta ferox Borrowing from Malagasy fosa which likely once referred to the Malayan weasel (Mustela nudipes) prior to a semantic shift, thus cognate with Malay pusak and Tagalog pusa both meaning "cat". Pronunciation: /ˈfuː.sə/, /ˈfʊ.sə/, /ˈfɒ.sə/, /ˈfɑ.sə/, /ˈfɔ.sə/ 1. A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of the civet family, endemic to the rainforests of Madagascar. It is slender, long-tailed and has retractile claws and anal scent glands.
Word: Gerald Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French, ultimately from Frankish *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *wald (“might, power”). The name was brought to England by the Normans. It survived in Ireland, and was revived in the 19th century. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛɹəld/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Helen interrupted her sister, by asking her opinion of the how the name, Gerald Vernon, sounded. "Oh, charmingly!" said Charlotte, and, raising herself above her sister, and reclining her splendid head upon her arm, continued she, "Why, do you know such a one?" "I do," said Helen, "It's a pretty name, that's all," and she tried to draw her sister's attention off, […] Example: "You're saying my father's favourite names were Gerald and Candless?" "Not likely, is it? But Gerald must have been a favourite name with Kathleen and George Candless or they wouldn't have called their son by it?" 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: soft sawder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Phonetic spelling of soft solder; that is, solder that melts at a lower temperature. Coined by Thomas Haliburton in the short story "The Trotting Horse" (1836). Popular in the 19th century, but out of common use by 1950. 1. Cajoling or flattery. Labels: idiomatic, obsolete, uncountable Example: 1836, Thomas Haliburton, "The Trotting Horse" (1836) — first usage If she goes to act ugly, I'll give her a dose of "soft sawder"; that will take the frown out of her frontispiece...! Example: A sorrowful spectacle to men of reflection, during the time he lasted, that poor M. de Lamartine; with nothing in him but melodious wind and soft sawder, which he and others took for something divine and not diabolic!
Word: PECOTA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm, a system for forecasting player performance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Spam Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of spam (tinned meat product) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: gunzel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin uncertain; possibly from gunsel (“stupid or contemptible fellow, creep; young man kept for homosexual purposes, catamite”), from Yiddish גענדזל (gendzl, “gosling”), from Middle High German gensel, diminutive of gans (“goose”) (compare German Gänslein (“gosling”), from Gans (“goose”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”)). There is an unverified suggestion that the word was first used in the 1960s by staff of the Sydney Tramway Museum in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to describe shabbily dressed trainspotters. They were apparently influenced by the word gunsel (“a gun-carrying hoodlum”), which had been popularized in the film The Maltese Falcon (1941) based on the 1929 novel of the same name by American author Dashiell Hammet (1894–1961). Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌnzl̩/ 1. A railway or tram enthusiast; particularly (formerly derogatory) one who is overly enthusiastic or foolish. Labels: Australia Example: 'There're people who have an intellectual impairment,' he said, 'and studying trains seems a natural thing for them to gravitate to. And then there're people who have more of a hobby-style interest in it.' […] He feels gunzels are misunderstood by the outside world … Example: [L]ike many model train enthusiasts, he now takes some pride in being called a foamer, or a gunzel, or even a gricer – all names for those who enjoy model trains. 2. An enthusiast or geek with a specific interest. Labels: Australia, broadly Example: I ask him about Australian trainspotters. 'Do such people exist?' / 'We call them train gunzels. A gunzel is a person who is really stuck on one thing. In Sydney you get guys on the platforms. This carriage here is the CDF924 – that's the number for Matilda's Restaurant. The guys on the platform will say, "Oh, I haven't seen that for a while"[…]' 3. Alternative spelling of gunsel. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: gunzel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Origin uncertain; possibly from gunsel (“stupid or contemptible fellow, creep; young man kept for homosexual purposes, catamite”), from Yiddish גענדזל (gendzl, “gosling”), from Middle High German gensel, diminutive of gans (“goose”) (compare German Gänslein (“gosling”), from Gans (“goose”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”)). There is an unverified suggestion that the word was first used in the 1960s by staff of the Sydney Tramway Museum in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to describe shabbily dressed trainspotters. They were apparently influenced by the word gunsel (“a gun-carrying hoodlum”), which had been popularized in the film The Maltese Falcon (1941) based on the 1929 novel of the same name by American author Dashiell Hammet (1894–1961). Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌnzl̩/ 1. To engage in railway enthusiast activities. Labels: intransitive
Word: hemochromatosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemo- (“blood”) + chromat- (“color”) + -osis (“disease”), from the changing color of blood affected by the disorder. Pronunciation: /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˌkɹəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/ 1. A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sometimes, it’s not the potential for big profits that restricts access to a gene test, but just the opposite-lack of commercial incentive. In 1996, a Stanford University research team found the gene for hemochromatosis, a little-known disease in which the blood absorbs abnormally high levels of iron from the diet. Example: She flips another page and says, “Oh, now this is interesting.” Apparently I carry one of the two genetic mutations required to develop hemochromatosis, an iron-overload disorder that destroys the liver.
Word: Ainu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ainu アイヌbor. Japanese アイヌ (Ainu)der. English Ainu From Japanese アイヌ (Ainu), from Ainu aynu (“person”). Pronunciation: /ˈaɪnuː/ 1. A member of the ethnic group indigenous to the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Example: In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, […] 2. Synonym of Hokkaido (“a dog breed”). Example: […] Hokkaidos or Ainus (smaller versions of the Akita); Akitas, Japanese Spitz, Japanese Chin, Nippon Terriers and Kai Ken.
Word: Ainu Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ainu アイヌbor. Japanese アイヌ (Ainu)der. English Ainu From Japanese アイヌ (Ainu), from Ainu aynu (“person”). Pronunciation: /ˈaɪnuː/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Ainu ethnic group or their language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ainu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Ainu アイヌbor. Japanese アイヌ (Ainu)der. English Ainu From Japanese アイヌ (Ainu), from Ainu aynu (“person”). Pronunciation: /ˈaɪnuː/ 1. The endangered language spoken by the Ainu ethnic group, generally considered a language isolate with no known relation to other languages.
Word: OADM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of optical add/drop multiplexer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: obvi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of obvious or obviously. Pronunciation: /ˈɒb.vi/, /ˈɑb.vi/ 1. Clipping of obvious. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Example: Theater owner James L. Nederlander announced he is producing the new stage show, titled Once Upon a One More Time (an obvi nod to Spears' debut single '...Baby One More Time'). Example: Tacos, enchiladas and quesadillas. I’m just warming up here, so, yes, this is the "obvi" suggestion.
Word: obvi Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Clipping of obvious or obviously. Pronunciation: /ˈɒb.vi/, /ˈɑb.vi/ 1. Clipping of obviously. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Example: There's obvi no way I'm going to drive that far just for a haircut. Example: Are you going to the party? Obvi.
Word: off-model Part of Speech: adj 1. Deviating from the original source material or model sheets. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Omkaar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From an ancient Sanskrit name ओंकार (oṃkāra, “om, aum”) adopted by Hindus which translated means “the primordial sound from which the universe was manifest,” shortened to ॐ (oṃ). 1. A male given name from India. 2. A Hindu title for a supreme god, “the primordial sound from which the universe was manifest.”
Word: omnicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From omni- (“all”) + -cide (“killing; killer”). 1. The total extinction of the human species as a result of human action, most commonly through nuclear warfare, but also through other means such as global anthropogenic ecological catastrophe. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Of course, civilization exacts a price, which we and our ancestors have been paying for millennia. But since the high technology of capitalism and the whip of the marketplace have become so efficient, the price has become correspondingly onerous. So onerous that the dread word “genocide” is being supplanted by even more ominous words—“omnicide” and “geocide.” Example: How extraordinary that Curtis LeMay believed for the rest of his life that the United States “lost” the Cuban missile crisis and the Cold War. If John Kennedy had followed LeMay's advice [to bomb Cuba and take out the missile sites], history would have forgotten the Nazis and their terrible Holocaust. Ours would have been the historic omnicide. 2. Someone or something that causes total destruction. Labels: countable, rare Example: Our soils have been made sterile over many areas from pesticides, which have been really omnicides. Today, DDT as the greatest culprit, and one which has brought immense profit to the pesticide producing industry, has been spread worldwide. Example: Ilmari? First name of a would-be Turkish papicide? A Libyan omnicide? No, merely that of an apparently mild-mannered Finn whose studies put him at the crossroads of the major influences so patently reflected in his music—those of Rachmaninoff and of the French Impressionists.
Word: open a can of whoop ass Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From English whoop (variant of whip) + ass. 1. A good-humored threat of physical harm. Labels: US, idiomatic, slang, vulgar Example: I'm gonna open up a can of whoop-ass on ya. Example: Chan stars in his first all-American production as chan as Hong Kong Detective Inspector Lee, a noble, innocent and caring police officer who can really bust open a can of whoop-ass when given the chance.
Word: stockyard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stock + yard. 1. An enclosed yard, with pens, sheds etc. or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before being slaughtered, treated, sold, or shipped etc. Labels: Australia, US Example: No foe shall gather our harvest, Or sit on our stockyard rail.
Word: palled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɔːld/ 1. simple past and past participle of pall Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: palled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pæld/ 1. simple past and past participle of pal Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: palling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɔːlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of pall Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: palling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pælɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of pal Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: eighty six Part of Speech: num 1. Alternative form of eighty-six. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sixty nine Part of Speech: num 1. Alternative form of sixty-nine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sixty nine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ninety-nine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sixty nine Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of ninety-nine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: auro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: See aur- § Etymology 1. 1. gold Labels: morpheme
Word: auro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: See aur- § Etymology 2. 1. Alternative form of aur- (“ear; sound; noise”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme, rare
Word: aurate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aura Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English auric English -ate English aurate From auric + -ate. 1. Any salt of auric acid.
Word: auride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auro- + -ide. 1. Any anion of gold; any salt containing such an anion.
Word: Neopaganism Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of neopaganism. Labels: alt-of, uncountable Example: Beyond that, Neopaganism may be most helpfully identified by what it is not, neither Christian nor Judaic, neither monotheistic nor agnostic, neither Oriental nor humanist.
Word: tetramethylammonium auride Part of Speech: noun 1. A transparent, crystalline compound, (CH₃)₄N⁺Au⁻, obtained by an ion exchange reaction of caesium auride in liquid ammonia.
Word: tetramethylammonium Part of Speech: noun 1. the simplest quaternary ammonium cation (CH₃)₄N⁺ Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: liquid ammonia Part of Speech: noun 1. Pure ammonia cooled or condensed to the liquid state. Labels: uncountable 2. An aqueous solution of ammonia. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: Chebyshev's theorem Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Pafnuty Chebyshev, the discoverer. 1. The theorem that the prime counting function is of the same order of magnitude as x / ln x, i.e., for the prime counting function π, there are positive constants c and C such that Example: ∀x∈ℕ: 2. Bertrand's postulate, as proven by Chebyshev. 3. Chebyshev's inequality.
Word: 880 ammonia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its density of 0.880 g cm⁻³. 1. A saturated solution of ammonia in water; ammonium hydroxide 28% (w/w as ammonia). Labels: uncountable
Word: ammonium hydroxide Part of Speech: noun 1. The ionic base, NH₄⁺OH⁻, obtained by dissolving ammonia in water. Labels: uncountable
Word: Joshua tree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently from the resemblance of the tree to Joshua holding out his spear. 1. A tree-like yucca, Yucca brevifolia, of the southwestern United States, with spiky leaves. Example: Joshua trees that were salvaged by hand showed only 4% mortality in the nursery each of the first two years. Example: While the Joshua tree ranges into the Great Basin and Sonoran Deserts. it has become synonymous with the Mojave. There are two different subspecies of Joshua trees: the larger Yucca brevifolia brevifolla, which grows at Joshua Tree National Park, and the more densely branched Yucca brevifolia jaegeriana, found in the park and other areas of the eastern Mojave.
Word: jugulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin iugulātus, perfect passive participle of iugulō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). 1. To cut the throat of. Labels: transitive
Word: Kinyarwanda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Rwanda-Rundi -anda Rwanda-Rundi u Rwānda Rwanda-Rundi Ikinyarwāndabor. English Kinyarwanda Borrowed from Rwanda-Rundi Ikinyarwānda. Pronunciation: /ˌkɪn.jə.ruˈæn.də/, /ˌkiːn.jə.ruˈɑːn.də/ 1. The dialect Rwanda of the Rwanda-Rundi language.
Word: parametric amplifier Part of Speech: noun 1. a sensitive, low-noise amplifier of high-frequency or microwave radio waves that uses an inductor or capacitor whose reactance varies periodically at a similar frequency
Word: parametric array Part of Speech: noun 1. An array of sound sources or receivers formed by variation of appropriate parameters of the propagating medium, typically the local speed of sound.
Word: paramo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin paramus Spanish páramobor. English paramo Borrowed from Spanish páramo. 1. A treeless grassland ecosystem covering extensive high areas of equatorial mountains, especially in South America.
Word: treeless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *drew- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *trewą Proto-West Germanic *treu Old English trēow Middle English tre English tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English treeless From tree + -less. 1. Having no trees. Labels: not-comparable Example: The line is unfenced, except in the vicinity of stations, and runs across the treeless Mesaorian plain for the whole distance between Famagusta and Nicosia. Example: Their path led them past sharp cliffs, along narrow trails unknown and untrodden, past headlong boulders strewn across barren, treeless, wind-haunted heights.
Word: grassland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grass + land. Compare Dutch grasland (“grassland”), Faroese graslendi (“grassland”), Icelandic graslendi (“grassland”). Compare also Old English græsmolde (“grassland”). 1. An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Yet despite sounding inhospitable, grasslands such as this are home to a huge variety of smaller herbs and wildflowers, including some of the UK's rarest orchids and invertebrates, in addition to being home to butterfly species such as the Chalkhill Blue.
Word: book award Part of Speech: noun 1. In law school, an award or recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).
Word: book awards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of book award Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bookbinder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bokebynder, bok-bindere, equivalent to book + binder. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊkˌbaɪn.dəɹ/ 1. A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books. Example: Places of Employment: About 69,000 bookbinders and bindery workers were employed [in the United States] in 1978. Many worked in shops that specialize in bookbinding; others work in the bindery departments of book printing firms, commercial printing plants, and large libraries. Some bookbinders worked for the Federal Government. Although bookbinders work in all parts of the country, employment is concentrated in large printing centers such as New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. […] Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement: A 4- or 5-year apprenticeship, which includes on-the-job training as well as related classroom instruction, generally is required to qualify as a skilled bookbinder. Apprenticeship applicants usually must have a high school education, mechanical aptitude, and be at least 18 years of age. […] Employment Outlook: Employment of bookbinders and bindery workers is expected to increase more slowly than the average for all occupations through the 1980's. Nevertheless, some job openings will arise as experienced workers retire, die, or change occupations. Despite the anticipated increase in the amount of bound printed materials, employment growth will be limited by the increasing mechanization of bindery operations. Job opportunities are expected to be better for skilled bookbinders than for bindery workers since many tasks that bindery workers used [to] perform by hand will be done by machine. Example: During his seven-year apprenticeship to a bookbinder, [Michael] Faraday came across a single volume that changed his life: Isaac Watts's The Improvement of the Mind. Now largely forgotten, it was an early self-help book that contained a list of sixteen general rules for the improvement of knowledge. It also contained an overview of books and reading, a guide for study and meditation, tips on improving one's memory, and other suggestions for the betterment of the self. Faraday happened to read it just as he was developing a fascination with science, particularly the then-mysterious field of electricity, and he embraced the book's principles and suggestions.
Word: bookbinders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bookbinder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pareto principle Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist. 1. The principle that describes the phenomenon wherein a small percentage of a population accounts for a large proportion of a particular characteristic of that population.
Word: flipside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flip + side. Pronunciation: /ˈflɪpˌsaɪd/, /ˈflɪpˌsəɪd/, /ˈflɪpˌsɑɪd/ 1. The reverse, in contrast to the obverse. 2. The B-side of a phonograph record. Example: Nice tune. What's on the flipside? 3. A necessary consequence or corollary of something that acts as a negation or counterbalance; especially one seen as opposite, or as pro versus con. Labels: informal Example: Walking to work is definitely healthier – on the flipside, though, it takes twice as long. Example: Of course, the drop is partly the flipside of dollars being in demand. The pound does not benefit from safe-haven status like the Swiss franc or Japanese yen. 4. The occasion when we meet again (e.g. when I return from work, etc.; said on parting); later or tomorrow. Labels: informal Example: See you on the flipside!
Word: particulate matter Part of Speech: noun 1. Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Particulate matter air pollution contributes to lung cancer incidence in Europe. Example: Ambient particulate matter affects local/regional air quality, human health and climate change significantly. The carbonaceous fractions like organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC, sometimes known as black carbon) are of high […]
Word: B-side Part of Speech: noun 1. The reverse side of a cassette tape or a phonograph record, especially a vinyl single, often containing songs not considered for airplay. Example: I wonder what is happening on the flip side of the world, / The side you never like to play / I know you say you need the A-side all the time / But the B-side, I just wonder what you say 2. Any song included on a compact disc single, besides the first song (the A-side).
Word: Pascal's law Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Blaise Pascal, French scientist and philosopher. 1. The law that states that a confined fluid transmits externally applied pressure uniformly in all directions; the basis of hydraulics.
Word: cabotage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cabotage (“coasting trade”), from caboter (“to travel by the coast”). It originally (16th c.) referred to restrictions allowing only French ships to trade or transport between French ports. Other countries adopted this concept and extended it to land and air travel. Pronunciation: /ˈkæbətɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈkabətɑːʒ/ 1. The transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Cabotage traffic may be carried by a foreign carrier on special permission of the civil aeronautics authorities […]. 2. The right to engage in such transport. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Cabotage, used as a legal term, here refers to the right to transport goods or passengers between ports of a country. 3. The exclusive right of a country to control such transport. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Professor Levine distinguishes two kinds of cabotage: "primary cabotage" which can be compared with ninth freedom cabotages and "long-haul limited cabotage" which can be compared with eighth freedom cabotage […].
Word: binder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English byndere; equivalent to bind + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪndə/, /ˈbaɪndɚ/, /ˈbaɪndəɹ/, /ˈbʌɪndəɹ/, [ˈbəi̯nd(ə)ɹ] 1. Someone who binds. 2. Someone who binds. 3. A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages, etc. 4. Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book. 5. A software mechanism that performs binding. Example: The runtime binder considers inheritance and name hiding, and does overload resolution. 6. A program or routine that attaches malware to an existing harmless file on the target system. Example: Some of these file binders can produce files that can't be detected by some anti-viruses, and if downloaded and run by an unsuspecting user, it can result in a system compromise. 7. A dossier. 8. A machine used in harvesting which cuts the stalks of a crop and then ties them into a bundle or sheaf. 9. A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one. 10. A down payment on a piece of real property that secures the payor the right to purchase the property from the payee upon an agreement of terms. 11. A rubber band. 12. Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts. Example: He had to send back the binders and return to clothing that was at least gender-neutral. 13. A protein binder. 14. One who whines or complains. Labels: UK, slang
Word: Paschen-Back effect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Friedrich Paschen and Ernst Emil Alexander Back, German physicists. 1. A form of the Zeeman effect that affects the spectral lines obtained when a light source is placed in a very strong magnetic field.
Word: passive radar Part of Speech: noun 1. A receive-only radar that uses ambient radio signals for search, tracking, surveillance, identification, guidance and mapping. Labels: uncountable
Word: pebble mill Part of Speech: noun 1. A tumbling mill that grinds or pulverizes materials without contaminating them with iron; used especially for ceramic ingredients.
Word: tumbling mill Part of Speech: noun 1. A machine, consisting of a drum that rotates on a horizontal axis, that grinds or pulverizes material mixed with a grinding material such as iron balls.
Word: pectolite Part of Speech: noun 1. a gray-white mineral inosilicate hydroxide of calcium and sodium that crystallizes in the triclinic system, with the chemical formula NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH). Labels: countable, uncountable